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A view of the World's Parliament of Religions, which opened at the Art Institute of Chicago.

When Vivekananda reconstructed Hinduism

The real success of Swami Vivekananda’s iconic speech at the World’s Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893 lay in his ability to rise above theol
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September 18, 1947: Mohammad Ali Jinnah during an interview in Karachi.

Politics and the appropriation of history

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s “Vande Mataram” was the subject of controversy even in the 1930s, but contrary to the claims of communal ideologues and p
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A poet as a translator

William Radice made it his mission to restore Tagore’s poetry to its true place, “in its own true majesty and environment”, so that “Tagore as a man a
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Patna:07/01/2011:File photo of ancient Nalanda University.( This photo was taken 05/07/2006)

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The idea of the university and its enemies

Why does the university matter? It matters because in the present state of affairs the university represents the idea of pluralism, an inclusive appro
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Nehru presented the National flag to the constituent assembly on July 22, 1947.

Secularism and the state

The idea of secularism in the Indian Constituent Assembly has become a debated issue in recent days. Various commentators, ranging from politi
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The Other Tagore

The sage of Santiniketan was rebellious and courted controversy sometimes to espouse a cause that mattered to him.
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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. The first two stanzas of Vande Mataram and the later stanzas belong to two different strata of his literary life.-

Vande Mataram: In rewind mode

THE present controversy over the song Vande Mataram may be seen as a re-enactment of what happened decades earlier. At the same time, it may be worthw
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