Satish Dhupelia, Mahatma Gandhi’s South African great-grandson, succumbed to Covid-19 complications here on Sunday, three days after his 66th birthday, a relative said. Dhupelia’s sister, Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie, confirmed that her brother had died from complications related to Covid-19 after contracting the disease at the hospital where he had been under …
Read More »From Gandhi to Manmohan Singh, Obama’s affection and concern for India shines through in his book
WASHINGTON: From remembering “the childhood years spent in Indonesia listening to the epic Hindu stories of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata” to reflecting on Mahatma Gandhi and his broad philosophy and vision, to express respect for the former prime minister Manmohan singh, The American president Barack ObamaThe memoirs of A …
Read More »Biden-Harris will bring continuity for Delhi, but also some challenges
Conventional wisdom says Republicans are good for India and Democrats are a problem. The former are stubborn realists, while the latter tend to be clumsy liberals, concerned with issues like human rights. That is largely a folk tale. When the going gets tough, the Democrats, from John Kennedy to Barack …
Read More »Aaj Tak blames the Congress of Bihar, candidate for Jinnah’s portrait hanging in AMU since 1938
The Congress party has put forward the former student leader of the Muslim University of Aligarh (AMU), Maskoor Usmani, as a candidate for the next elections to the Bihar assembly. It will participate in the Jale constituency in the Darbhanga district of Bihar. Usmani’s candidacy has given the BJP a …
Read More »Artists envision Mahatma Gandhi and his ideals in these uncertain times
Written by Vandana Kalra | New Delhi | October 4, 2020 7:00:17 am Gandhi mural at Delhi Police Headquarters, painted in 2014 by German graffiti artist Hendrik Beikirch. (Photo: Enrico Fabian) Thinking of Gandhiji today leaves you in a state of despair, as the voices of sanity and civilized conduct …
Read More »Manisha Koirala shares photo of her great-grandfather dressed as Mahatma Gandhi, Richa Chadha calls it ‘so encouraging’ – bollywood
Actress Manisha Koirala has shared a special throwback photo on social media on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The photo is of her great-grandfather, dressed up as Mahatma Gandhi years ago. “My great grandfather dressed like Gandhi ji … Pitaji idealized him so much #GandhiJayanti This was probably taken in …
Read More »There is much to learn from the life and noble thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi: PM Modi | India News
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a prayer meeting for the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi on your birth anniversary on Friday at Gandhi smriti in New Delhi and said there is much to learn from “his noble life and thoughts”. The present day, PM Modi paid tribute …
Read More »On Gandhi Jayanti, his killer Nathuram Godse is one of the main trends on Twitter
About Gandhi Jayanti, Nathuram Godse was trending on Twitter | Image Credit: Reuiters / Twitter On January 30, 1948, Nathuram Vinayak Godse, a religious extremist and political activist, shot Gandhi three times in the chest at point-blank range. News18.com Last update: October 2, 2020 6:34 PM IST FOLLOW US: On …
Read More »Explained: How Nathuram Godse’s Twitter Trending on Gandhi Jayanti
Written by Nandagopal Rajan, edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: October 2, 2020 2:07:14 pm On the anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, Twitter saw among its main trends: ‘Nathuram Godse zindabad’. The surname you would expect to see trending in Gandhi Jayanti is that of …
Read More »On Gandhi Jayanti, Rahul Gandhi quotes the Mahatma to say that he will not bow down to injustice
Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi shared Mahatma Gandhi’s thoughts on the prevalence of truth and the principle of never bowing to injustice on Friday on the 151st anniversary of the birth of the Father of the Nation. Gandhi’s tribute came a day after Uttar Pradesh police detained him along with Priyanka …
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