2nd October, 2003 Older Indians, those who were alive and adult in the lifetime of the Mahatma, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1861- 1948) remember him as a part of their everyday life and thought. Like his being a member of the millions of families inhabiting the country. When he was killed on 30th January 1948 by… Continue reading Remembering the Mahatma

January 26th, 2003 26th January was declared India’s Independence Day with great hope and idealism over seventy years ago. The year was 1929. On the midnight of 29th December, the President of the Indian National Congress, Jawaharlal Nehru, unfurled the tiranga or tricolour for the first time and declared 26th January 1930 as Independence Day.… Continue reading Remember Lahore and the first sighting of Liberty

January 12th 2003 As 2003, a new year (albeit Gregorian and alien) starts should we be getting ready to say farewell to the Tiranga (tricolour) under which some Indians braved the might of the British Empire to fight for and win freedom? Will the Tiranga be replaced by the Bhagwa or the saffron pennant saluted… Continue reading New Year Musings: A Farewell to the Tringa?