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UNCOVERED: Bal gangadhar tilak - Caught on Camera

In 20th-century India, the perfect Hindu wife was… a man

For much of the 20th century, the most admired wife in Marathi-speaking India was not a woman at all.

The Conversation

5 Dark and Historical Tourism Sites in India That Are Genuinely Uncomfortable to Visit

Cellular Jail, Port Blair, Andaman IslandsThe British built Cellular Jail between 1896 and 1906 specifically to break people. The architecture was designed for isolation, 693 individual cells arranged in seven radiating wings so that no prisoner could see another. Political detainees sent here under the colonial penal system included Bal…

Times Life

Bal Gangadhar Tilak: How he took Ganesh Chaturthi from homes to streets and challenged British Raj

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a key freedom fighter, is remembered today for his significant contributions. He transformed Ganesh Chaturthi into a public festival, fostering unity among people. This initiative provided a platform for social and political discussions against British rule. Tilak's powerful call for Swaraj became a defining slogan for India's…

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‘VOC dreamed big. More than a century later, it remains difficult to trace the roots of this dream,’ says historian A.R. Venkatachalapathy

Celebrate V.O. Chidambaram Pillai's audacious act of starting a shipping company under colonial rule with A.R. Venkatachalapathy's new book, ‘Swadeshi Steam’.

The Hindu

Decision to confer Lokmanya Tilak Award on Modi sparks discord within Congress

Congress objects to PM Modi receiving prestigious Lokmanya Tilak National Award, citing his 'divisive' policies. Rohit Tilak, a scion of Tilak's family and Congress leader, is part of the trust that controls the award.

The Hindu

Sedition — illogical equation of government with state

The real issue is that the law of sedition contained in Section 124A of the IPC is unconstitutional

The Hindu

‘You can’t woo voters using only polarisation’: Why BJP lost its strongest constituency in old Pune

Once upon a time, Kasba Peth was a BJP bastion in the heart of Pune, a traditional stronghold held by the saffron party for nearly 30 years.

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BJP insulting Tilak by placing Savarkar’s photos at Ganesh pandals: DKS

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The Hindu

PM Modi pays tributes to freedom fighters Tilak and Azad

The freedom fighters epitomised courage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.

The Hindu

Sedition law: govt. seeks more time to file its reply to petitions in Supreme Court

Bench posts case for May 5 for final hearing and disposal

The Hindu

Supreme Court fixes sedition challenge on May 5, says no more adjournments

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta seeks two or three days to file counter-affidavit to petitions

The Hindu

Supreme Court to hear 2 petitions against sedition law on April 27

CJI has questioned presence of colonial law post-Independence

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