JANUARY 1948 (CONTEXTUALIZED BY KANTAK) KANTAK'S NOVELS: EXCERPTS FROM KAAM AND KAAMINI (LOVE AND THE BELOVED) AGNIYAAN (A CHARIOT OF FIRE) KANTAK'S NON-FICTION WRITINGS: EXCERPTS FROM SATYAGRAHI MAHARASHTRA (MAHARASHTRA ENGRAVED IN SATYAGRAHA) HINDI STRIYANCHE JIVAN (THE LIFE OF INDIAN WOMEN...
In 1930, the Indian National Congress, led by Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi, adopted a policy of civil disobedience with a view to achieving full national independence. It was to be a long struggle, but independence was achieved in 1947, with the condition that predominantly Muslim areas ...
Although it is well documented that Mahatma Gandhi was a fan of Amirbai’s rendition of ‘Vaishnav Janato,’ it is important to remember the kind of censorship imposed during the era of radio in India. This historical perspective can aid the understanding of the social pos...
From the late 1920s onwards, whenever Mahatma Gandhi visited New Delhi, he was usually found at the house of business tycoon Ghanshyam Das Birla. Some of the most important political decisions of this period were taken in this house. On 30 January 1948, Gandhi was gunned down in its garden...
Gujarati, Hindi Best Time To Visit: October To May Long Distance Code: +91-2836 Importance: Township dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi Area: 0 Description: Gandhidham... a newly built township for the displaced after the havoc created by partition of India in 1947, has been aptly named after the...
Indians engage themselves in spiritual pursuits to strike a balance between the needs of the body and of the soul. India has always been a votary of peace and non-violence as exemplified by the teachings of Buddha, Mahavira, Guru Nanak of Mahatma Gandhi in the recent past. ...
Gujarati. Hindi, English Best Time To Visit: October To March Long Distance Code: +91-2712 Importance: Famous for the first Akshardham Temple and the capital city of Gujarat Area: 649 Location: Situated on the banks of River Sabarmati in central Gujarat, Gandhinagar is the second planned cit...
It is, supposedly, said that Mahatma Gandhi found the sculptures in Khajurahotemples very disheartening and persuaded his supporters to wash and chip the temple walls clean of “embarrassing and indecent” portrayal of Indian culture. However, they were unsuccessful in committing such a blunder, and...
1921 : Kohinoor�s Bhakta Vidur (1921) runs foul of the censors as its protagonist bears more than an uncanny resemblance to Mahatma Gandhi. Dhiren Ganguly makes the Anti-West satire England Returned. R.S. Prakash starts the Star of the East Film Company. In Calcutta, Anandi Bose starts...
Kapilan was so often told when a postgraduate student in Canada that his surname, Jesudian, sounded Armenian that his interest in the country was aroused; Ashkhen performed so well in Hindi lessons when she was at school in Armenia, a scheme supported by the Indian government, that she ...