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Heroism and compassion amid the horrors of Partition – Part 2

by admin|17 September 202117 September 2021|All Indians Matter

Bibi Amtus Salam ending her 26-day fast after the signing of the peace pledge in Sirandi. Photo credit: MK Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence This is the final installment of a two-part series on the acts of courage, which symbolised the...

Heroism and compassion amid the horrors of Partition – Part 1

by admin|16 September 202116 September 2021|All Indians Matter

Mahatma Gandhi (above) surveying a post-riot scene in the aftermath of Partition. Photo credits: Gandhi Research Foundation This is the first installment of a two-part series on the acts of courage, which symbolised the syncretic heritage of the subcontinent, amid...

Gandhi at Independence – Part 2: ‘From today, you have to wear the crown of thorns’

by admin|15 August 202115 August 2021|All Indians Matter

This is the conclusion of a two-part series on how Gandhi spent the days leading up to Independence and just after. Tushar A Gandhi August 15, 2021 Delhi was lit up and preparations to usher in India’s freedom were in...

When Gandhi saw the India of his dreams in Malerkotla

by admin|21 May 202121 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Tushar Gandhi May 21, 2021 Not surprisingly, the Punjab government’s decision to carve out a separate Malerkotla district has upset Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The reason is obvious: Muslims make up the majority in Malerkotla. It’s enough to...

Audio podcast: One year of the CAA

by admin|21 December 202024 May 2021|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer December 21, 2020 AUDIO CLIP Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. It’s been a year since the Indian government introduced the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, which sparked protests across the...

India’s unending pandemic of hate

by admin|23 June 202023 June 2020|All Indians Matter

Tushar Gandhi June 24, 2020 Hate has been a human trait forever. Hate is unique – it destroys the hater much more than the object of hate. Anger is a manifestation of hate, Bapu (Mahatma Gandhi) said that anger is...