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Ek Dhakka Aur Do: What the BJP Under Modi and Shah Is Doing to Indian Democracy

The recent arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has reignited the recurring debate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, worried about his...

27.03.2024 30

The Wire

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Gandhipedia digital portal doesn’t live up to expectations. AI can’t be trusted with history

The errors carried in Gandipedia resource materials raise concerns about the credibility of the digitised portal.

21.02.2024 20

ThePrint

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Ram is everyone’s God, said Gandhi. ‘Establish his kingdom in your heart’

Gandhi saw no reason why a Muslim should object to taking Ram's name. But they are in no way bound to recognise God as Ramanama, he said.

30.01.2024 20

ThePrint

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How Bhavnagar’s Maharani Nandkuvarba started a Gujarati war weekly, won awards & accolades

The weekly ‘British Ane Hindi Vikram’ was the only Gujarati, if not Indian, publication dedicated solely to the World War I effort and ran...

12.12.2023 10

ThePrint

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‘Dr Nilkanthrai’s Braille’—this Gujarati surgeon made Devanagari blind-friendly

Dr Chhatrapati made a proposal to Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda about teaching the visually impaired. Gaekwad gave him Rs 300.

23.11.2023 10

ThePrint

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Indulal Yajnik — beer-drinking ‘fakir’ & nationalist who started anti-Congress politics in Gujarat

Indulal Yajnik’s life was filled with dramatic twists and turns, from working with MK Gandhi to becoming one of the forerunners of anti-Congress...

14.11.2023 9

ThePrint

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Vithalbhai was supposed to be the nation-builder & Vallabhbhai the family provider

The two brothers developed an understanding: the elder Vithalbhai would devote his time to public service and Vallabhbhai would earn money to support...

07.11.2023 10

ThePrint

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Karsandas Mulji led & won the most famous fight against Gujarati Vaishnavite leaders in 1862

A Vaishnav himself, Karsandas showed how priests exploited women sexually. It led to the Maharaj Libel Case, the 'greatest trial of modern times since...

31.10.2023 10

ThePrint

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Gujarati botanist Jaykrishna Thakar gave plants Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit names. No Latin

Jaykrishna’s extensive collection of botanical samples was displayed to the Viceroy and other guests of the Kutch state and became a source of pride...

24.10.2023 10

ThePrint

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Tribhuvandas K. Gajjar, the Gujarati chemist who cleaned Queen Victoria’s marble statue

Gandhi wrote in Navjivan that only Dr. P.C. Roy and Dr. J.C. Bose could be compared to Gajjar in terms of contributions. However, Gujarat did not...

17.10.2023 30

ThePrint

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Dinkar Mehta became sole communist mayor of Ahmedabad, beating Sardar Patel’s influence

Mehta found Gandhi’s vision of a classless, Stateless society built through non-violence to be an idealistic outlook.

10.10.2023 8

ThePrint

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Gujarati archaeologist Bhagvanlal with little English, lot of Sanskrit helped British read edicts

While this was a noteworthy achievement from an archaeological perspective, it was just a matter of passion for the Gujarati scholar who never thought...

26.09.2023 10

ThePrint

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Cocaine, Jinnah, films, azan call—Visami Sadi set benchmark for Gujarati photo magazines

Founded and headed by Haji Mohammed Allarakha Shivji, Visami Sadi was published monthly between 1916 and 1920. It's content and visuals remain...

19.09.2023 40

ThePrint

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Bhailal Patel—Gujarati engineer who built Vidyanagar & Sardar Patel University had no govt aid

Bhailal Patel was disappointed in the Congress leadership in the 1950s. So, he decided to fight his first election.

12.09.2023 10

ThePrint

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