Valentine’s Day is a Western concept, but love isn’t. From ‘love jihad’ laws to vigilante groups harassing couples in February, its space in India is shrinking. BY NEERA MAJUMDAR Indians said ‘I love you’ to Alexa — the Amazon device […]
India’s Tryst With Destiny has been overwrought with the legacy of violent bloodshed and communal disharmony of Partition, leaving behind scars which we have neither been able to completely comprehend, nor heal, to this day. By Ash Kumar Gopalani With […]
Letter initiated by British MP from Slough, Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi gets cross-party support On January 5, British Member of Parliament Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi of the Labour Party wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson drawing his attention to the burgeoning farmers’ […]
Bhishma Ashtami Vrat is observed as the auspicious day when Bhishma Pitamaha of Mahabharata chose to depart to heaven. Bhishma Pitamaha had the boon of ichcha mrityu (death by choice). This day mainly falls on Shukla paksha of Magha month […]
The people of Chennai associate the Tamil month of ‘Margazhi’ (December-January) with the yearly Carnatic music festival. Every year around this time, sabhas across the city are filled to capacity with connoisseurs of music who appreciate every melody dished out […]
Ambedkar was conferred with the Bharat Ratna, posthumously, in the year 1990. He passed away in his sleep on December 6, 1956. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar remains one of the most influential figures in India’s democracy. Born on April 14, 1891, […]
Lakhs of BR Ambedkar’s followers visit Chaityabhoomi at Dadar in Mumbai to celebrate his remarkable life and legacy on December 6 every year. December 6 is observed as the Mahaparinirvan Divas by millions of followers and admirers of Dr Bhimrao […]
.NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on his 64th death anniversary, saying his thoughts and ideals continue to give strength to millions. Dr Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution and […]
December 6, 2020, marks the death 64th death anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. The social reformer, economist, thinker, politician and the first Law Minister of Independent India, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar breathed his last […]
The occasion of Mahaparinirvan Diwas is celebrated every year. It is observed to commemorate the death anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. Fondly known as Babasaheb Ambedkar, he donned many hats in his illustrious career – economist, jurist, social reformer, […]
