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Lessons from Bihar, India's booze ban

Banning booze in Bihar has empowered gangs and illicit markets in an echo of the 1920s. Here's what went wrong

Salon

“Steve Hackett asked, ‘Do you want paid or shall I record for your next album?’ I said, ‘I’ll forget the money in two weeks – your solo will be there forever”: Orphaned Land updated Plato to make a point about revolution

Lead vocalist Kobi Farhi explains why 2018 album Unsung Prophets and Dead Messiahs echoes the ancient message: “dictators live forever – only the good die young“

Louder

Can BJP pull the Valmikis away from AAP?

Located in Mandir Marg, in the heart of central Delhi, the Maharishi Valmiki Mandir has played an important, if symbolic, role in Indian politics.

Newslaundry

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Does taking part in Veganuary put people off meat in the long term? Here’s what the evidence shows

Humans have long wrestled with their conscience about killing and eating animals. The “meat paradox” (the conflict between people’s preference for meat and their concern for animals) may have inspired cave paintings from 37,000 years ago. Since then, many leading thinkers have eschewed meat, including Pythagoras, Leonardo da Vinci, Mary…

The Conversation

The warmth about Manmohan Singh tells you how much we’ve lost as a society

With grace that has been starkly missing in public life in recent years, there has been an outpouring of grief and remembrance at Manmohan Singh’s death. It is the rarest of politicians that manage to make the final exit as the ‘good guy’ after five decades in public life. This…

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"New satyagraha needed because those in power spread lies, hatred": Congress on CWC meeting

He underscored that a century ago, a Congress session led by Mahatma Gandhi had also taken place in the same location. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Friday essay: A man out of time – E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India at 100 and the legacies of colonialism

I was aware of David Lean’s cinematic adaptation of A Passage to India (1984) before I encountered E.M. Forster’s original novel, which celebrated its centenary in 2024. While the film was being shot on location, I had a vague sense of the ambition as well as the arrogance of those…

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Kharge Targets BJP: 'Those who disrespect Constitution are lecturing us'

The LoP also mentioned that that in 1949, RSS leaders opposed the Indian Constitution because it wasn't based on Manusmriti. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Narendra Modi to make ‘historic’ Guyana visit for energy talks

Indian PM’s trip expected to focus on trade and investment as oil-rich Caribbean country’s economic boom continues

The Guardian - UK

'Fight of ideology': Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP of 'Murder of Constitution,' slams Maha power grab

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday drew a sharp rhetoric to the ruling BJP. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The great remembrance divide: Britain fought for freedom in Europe, but against it in the colonies

While war raged against Hitler, people in places such as India were brutalised – despite their own sacrifices to the cause, says author Mihir Bose

The Guardian - UK

Anirban Dasgupta: Polite Provocation review – stealthy subversive satire

Poking fun at Indian politicians present and past, and delighting in the UK’s decline, the low-key comic delivers some bulletproof material

The Guardian - UK

Swing-state priest teaches ancient techniques for surviving today's political turmoil

The Rev. David Peck is an Episcopal priest in the heartland of Pennsylvania, a swing state at the center of the tense presidential election

The Independent UK

Indian police detain climate activist after 950km protest march

Police in India detained the environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk as he led supporters to Delhi after a month-long protest march from Kashmir. The 58-year-old was released the same night. However, he was re-arrested when he and his supporters insisted on marching into the capital.

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Riots, disasters and cries for justice: the art show charting India’s wildest decades of political pandemonium

A shocking period of upheavals, from power grabs to nuclear tests, caused India’s artists and activists to innovate. The Barbican in London is exhibiting the defiant ones

The Times of India

Alia Bhatt joins Swachh Bharat Mission on Gandhi Jayanti: Let's come together to make our country even more beautiful

Joining Indians in celebrating the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Bollywood star Alia Bhatt has joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission, a nationwide campaign aimed at promoting cleanliness and sanitation.

Dynamite News

Gandhi Jayanti: Life lessons from Mahatma for a more peaceful world

The power of non-violence is one of the most significant lessons we can learn from Gandhi. He used the power of non-violence during India's Freedom Struggle. Read further on Dynmaite News:

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‘We’re here to protect you’: Cops kept tab on Ladakh protesters from Haryana border

Rain, snow, or sun. Nothing could halt their ‘Delhi Chalo March’ on foot, which began from Leh on September 1 and was to culminate at Rajghat in Delhi on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2.

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Gandhi Jayanti Speech Ideas: 6 relevant Mahatma Gandhi speech ideas for students for Gandhi Jayanti

Gandhi Jayanti, celebrated on October 2nd every year, is a day to remember the teachings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Father of the Nation. This is the 155th birth anniversary of MK Gandhi. There are several reasons to talk about Gandhi's life and contributions. Whether you're a student getting ready…

The Times of India

Happy Gandhi Jayanti 2024: Wishes, Messages, Quotes, Images, Facebook & WhatsApp status

Gandhi Jayanti commemorates the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, fondly called as Bapu. It is observed on October 2 every year and is one of the three important national holidays observed in India, the other two being Republic Day and Independence Day.

Al Jazeera

The Indian poet who scared white South Africa – and changed it

With her stirring speech 100 years ago, Sarojini Naidu inspired united opposition to empire and white minority rule.

Newslaundry

India’s oldest and greatest: A new book weaves history and culture with India’s iconic trees

About two decades ago, naturalist Pradip Krishen wrote a book which aroused the interest of young nature lovers about important trees in the capital. In his book Trees of Delhi: A Field Guide, Krishen wrote about more than 250 trees and some of their subspecies, encouraging environment lovers and researchers…

The Times of India

Independence Day 2024: 10 rare pictures from India's struggle for freedom

India's independence day is not just any ordinary day. It is the day we pay homage to decades of sacrifice, it is the day we thank the brave souls who laid their lives for the motherland, it is the day we remember the ones who gave us free land to…

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'Quit India Movement': Rajya Sabha pays homage to Freedom Fighters on 81st Anniversary

The decisive campaign against British rule was launched on this day in 1942 on Mahatma Gandhi's call. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Cartoonists part of the press’: HC quashes case against Malayala Manorama over BJP leader’s complaint

The Kerala High Court has held that cartoonists are part and parcel of the press and are entitled to freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution of India, Bar and Bench reported.

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