‘Nehru and the Spirit Of India’: A timely study of a vision for a secular and tolerant India
The book is centrally focussed on Jawaharlal Nehru’s imagination of India as an inclusive political community.
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Following the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission on Wednesday, while the BJP congratulated ISRO scientists on social media, the Congress’s focus has been on crediting India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, and his legacy for the phenomenal feat
#ISRO #Nehru #Vision #Contrasting #ChandraYarns #Congress #BJP
https://www.news18.com/india/isronehrus-vision-vs-over-the-moon-x-factor-in-contrasting-chandra-yarns-of-congress-and-bjp-8547751.html
#isro #nehru #vision #contrasting #chandrayarns #congress #bjp
In 1962, when China attacked, Nehru left them to their fate, PM Modi said as he spoke about his government's commitment to the northeast, to Manipur.
#Nehru #PMModi #Congress
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/when-nehru-said-my-heart-goes-out-pm-modis-northeast-question-to-congress-101691677268001.html
Jawaharlal Nehru became the focal point of an interesting exchange between Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury today. The Congress leader said he couldn't believe his ears that Mr Shah had praised Nehru.
#Day #Night #CongressLeader #AmitShah #Nehru
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/is-it-day-or-night-congress-leader-on-amit-shahs-praise-for-nehru-4265377
#day #night #congressleader #amitshah #nehru
#MLK ‘relating a conversation he had with… #Nehru about India’s programs of preferential treatment for former “untouchables”…
“if two applicants compete for entrance into a college or university, one of the applicants being an untouchable and the other of high caste, the school is required to accept the untouchable.”
This was wholly sound, King insisted… suggesting America should follow suit’ #reservations #affirmativeaction https://kevinmkruse.substack.com/p/the-only-mlk-quote-they-know
#mlk #nehru #reservations #affirmativeaction
#Savarkar in, #Nehru kept out from list of great leaders in #UP syllabus
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/up-board-s-new-syllabus-50-great-leaders-of-india-excludes-nehru-includes-savarkar-and-deen-dayal-upadhyay-101687549148759.html #press
In 2016, PM Narendra Modi mooted the idea of setting up a museum dedicated to prime ministers of India. The NMML’s executive council gave a nod to its construction inside Teen Murti Complex in November that same year
#Memorial #Nehru #Museum #PrimeMinisters #PradhanmantriSangrahalaya
https://www.news18.com/india/from-memorial-for-nehru-to-museum-for-all-prime-ministers-know-all-about-pradhanmantri-sangrahalaya-8098009.html
#memorial #nehru #museum #primeministers #pradhanmantrisangrahalaya
Nehru’s name dropped, it’s Prime Ministers Museum and Library Society
The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) will now be called Prime Ministers Museum and Society.
#NewDelhi #JawaharlalNehru #nehru #NMML #history #BJP #india
#newdelhi #jawaharlalnehru #nehru #nmml #history #BJP #india
This is a petty attempt to erase the legacy of Nehru and make the Modi government appear more important. It's shameful that our leaders are so focused on rewriting history.
#Nehru #Petty #Cong #BJP
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/row-over-nehru-museum-renaming-petty-act-says-congress-political-indigestion-retorts-bjp/articleshow/101047179.cms
It's great that the government is acknowledging the contributions of all our PMs. I hope Congress will visit the museum and appreciate the efforts to showcase their leaders' achievements. This petty politics needs to stop!
#BJP #Congress #Nehru
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/modiabind-bjp-retorts-to-congresss-petty-jab-over-nehru-library-renaming-2393917-2023-06-16?utm_source=rss
The #Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society housed in Teen Murti Bhavan premises have been renamed as Prime Ministers' Museum and Library Society, prompting sharp reactions from the #Congress.
https://trib.al/S0KITsS #press
There is no clear information about the #Sengol, which was installed in the #NewParliamentBuilding, was presented to Lord Mountbatten before it was handed over to #Nehru on the eve of India’s independence, the head of the Thiruvavaduthurai Adheenam said.
https://trib.al/41PhHjc #press
#sengol #newparliamentbuilding #nehru #press
For nearly a century, the hallowed chambers of Parliament have echoed with the resounding speeches and remarkable oratory of India's visionary leaders
#MemoryLane #Nehru #Speeches #Vajpayee #PoeticSymphony #OldParliamentBuilding
https://www.news18.com/india/trip-down-memory-lane-from-nehrus-speeches-to-vajpayees-poetic-symphony-old-parliament-building-has-seen-it-all-7906639.html
#memorylane #nehru #speeches #vajpayee #poeticsymphony #oldparliamentbuilding
In State Repression and Its Justification, India and Israel Have Much in Common
Azad Essa's 'Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance Between India and Israel' has courage and integrity. It traces the beginning of India-Israel ties, unmasks successive governments, and carries a warning for the future
#books #AzadEssa #kashmir #palestine #israel #india #zionism #hindutva #apartheid #RSS #congress #nehru #gandhis #HumanRights #history #bookstodon #BookReview
https://thewire.in/books/india-israel-palestine-kashmir-azad-ressa
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“The Unfinished Quest: #India’s Search for Major Power Status from #Nehru to #Modi” – T.V. Paul (McGill University) will give a talk about his forthcoming book on India’s #InternationalStatus. Chaired by Manjeet Pardesi and Miriam Prys.
➡️ At the #GIGA or online, 9 May: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/de/veranstaltungen/konferenzen-und-workshops/unfinished-quest-indias-search-major-power-status-nehru-modi
#india #nehru #modi #internationalstatus #GIGA