“You cannot say that communalism is bad when practiced by the Muslims and good if the Hindus or Sikhs practice it. If it is bad, it is bad for everyone as undoubtedly it is.” Jawaharlal Nehru, in a speech in Ludhiana, 30th September 1951.

"Once the politics of the settlement had been played out, the focus shifted to the ‘hard executive realities of their political decision."— Rani Dhavan Shankardass writes in her book Vallabhbhai Patel: The Limitations of Anti-Colonial Nationalism and Electoral Politics, capturing

Is Urdu a foreign language? Urdu, Hindavi, Hindustani, Dakhhani, Gujari, Avadhi, Khari Boli, Brij Bhasha—India's story unfolds through the evolution of these intertwined languages. Amir Khusrau's 14th-century Masnavī Nuh Sipihr documents a rich linguistic landscape where

When did untouchability begin? Historian Vivekanand Jha traces its emergence to the late Vedic and post-Vedic periods, centering his analysis on the Chandalas, a group historically associated with death, cremation, and penal functions. In the early Vedic period (c. 1500–1000

“Here is Ajatshatru, the King of Magadha. He is a man and so am I. But the king lives in full enjoyment of the five pleasures of the senses and here I am, a slave, working for him, rising before him and retiring later to rest, keen to carry out his pleasure, anxious to make

It’s not that patriarchy only hates women falling in love with a man of their choice - patriarchy hates women having ANY choice. In this case, tennis.

The Nehru Archive is an ongoing digital library project of Jawaharlal Nehru’s writings, speeches, etc., along with related documents, visual material and audios. Link of the website: nehruarchive.in

nehruarchive.in 🤩 a historians delight!

The Nehru Archive is now live at: nehruarchive.in This is a comprehensive and openly accessible digital archive of Jawaharlal Nehru’s writings, including letters and speeches. Commissioned by JNMF and executed by Oijo (which also runs The Indian History Collective).

हमें यह बताते हुए बहुत खुशी हो रही है कि नेहरू आर्काइव अब nehruarchive.in पर उपलब्ध है। यह भारत का पहला ऐसा डिजिटल संग्रह है जिसमें जवाहरलाल नेहरू के कई लेख, पत्र, भाषण और नोट्स एक साथ रखे गए हैं। इसे खास तरीके से बनाया गया है ताकि इसमें मौजूद हर जानकारी एक दूसरे से

हमें यह बताते हुए बहुत खुशी हो रही है कि नेहरू आर्काइव अब nehruarchive.in पर उपलब्ध है। यह भारत का पहला ऐसा डिजिटल संग्रह है जिसमें जवाहरलाल नेहरू के कई लेख, पत्र, भाषण और नोट्स एक साथ रखे गए हैं। इसे खास तरीके से बनाया गया है ताकि इसमें मौजूद हर जानकारी एक दूसरे से

The nehruarchive.in is the first comprehensive digital archive of PM Nehru’s writings. It’s a delight for academics, activists & politicians alike. Congratulations to JNMF & Oijo for making this possible ✊🏻.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund has launched The Nehru Archive, an ongoing digital library project of Jawaharlal Nehru’s writings, speeches, etc., along with related documents and multimedia content. Great work making it freely accessible! nehruarchive.in

Nehru’s writings are not just history, they are a record of India’s evolving conscience. For anyone seeking to understand our nation’s democratic journey - its courage, its doubts, its dreams - his words remain a powerful compass. I’m glad this legacy is now open, searchable,

Jawaharlal Nehru on why he and almost all of India preferred Jana Gana Mana over Vande Mataram… “We have settled the National Flag and the official National Emblem… We shall soon have to fix our National Anthem…The present choice seems to be between Jana Gana Mana and Vande

To clear up all the misinformation that the PM and his acolytes have been spreading, this is a compilation of 12 letters and notes penned by the many founding fathers of the Indian Republic, documenting their thoughts on Vande Mataram - 1. Letter from Rajendra Prasad to Sardar

Open Access | The Sangh is neither infinite nor unknowable. A special investigation that Felix Pal helped lead, conducted over a period of six years, with data now housed at Science Po’s Centre de recherches internationales, and fact-checked and released by The Caravan, has

Investigation: BJP collected more than half its declared funds in Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur from those winning gov't contracts. Angana Chakrabarti maps how BJP is milking the contractor-economy of India's northeast. Part 2 of Series. reporters-collective.in/trc/more-than-…

In an unexpected move, the Supreme Court has - on its own - listed the Aravallis matter tomorrow before its Vacation Bench. The nation’s ecological future is at stake.

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