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How Rani of Jhansi escaped the Nehruvian hammer of oblivion

Ashish Shukla - January 31, 2019

I happened to watch the movie “Manikarnika—The Queen of Jhansi” in theatre the other day. Kangana Ranaut as the protagonist was a force of...

August 3 could be the day when Indian cricket was saved

Ashish Shukla - July 29, 2018

Mark August 3 in your diary. That’s the date when Supreme Court hopefully would take an important call. Run your guesses: Ram Janmabhoomi? J & K’s Special Status? Aadhaar Act?...

Tipu Sultan & his cruelty towards Hindus

Ashish Shukla - October 23, 2016

(The below excerpts are gratefully taken from Sanjeev Sanyal’s masterpiece “Ocean of Churn” which is most earnestly recommended for those with a questioning attitude...

’57 Mutiny Day: It’s modern relevance

Ashish Shukla - May 11, 2016

To this very day, May 11, 1857, Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar received a few hundreds of East Indian Company cavalrymen in Red Fort,...

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