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Haifa Day: Remembering the Indian sacrifice in West Asia

India, Sept. 20 -- For too long, we have asked whose war it was. Perhaps it is time to ask whose dead they were. And the answer is simple and direct: they were Indians. For nearly a century, the Batt... Read More


N.G. Ranga and his politics remembered

India, Sept. 13 -- Ranga's politics centred on the economic independence, political agency, and dignity of those who lived by their own labour, above all, the Indian farmers. Not all political lives ... Read More


Piloo Mody, the Liberal India forgot

India, Sept. 6 -- Piloo Mody's real importance is in the political questions he chose to ask. How much power should the state exercise over the individual? How much economic freedom can a democracy af... Read More


Minoo Masani and the forgotten Indian liberal tradition

India, Aug. 30 -- Masani's political journey began in socialism and ended in liberalism. He opposed excessive state control while retaining a concern for social welfare. Born in Bombay in 1905, Minoc... Read More


Remembering Tanguturi Prakasam, Andhra Kesari

India, Aug. 16 -- A country approaching its centenary should be comfortable with a larger memory of itself and its diverse leaders. For a long time, the popular telling of India's freedom struggle re... Read More


Life and legacy of Sardar Teja Singh Samundri

India, Aug. 9 -- His enduring contribution lay in strengthening the organizational foundations through which modern Sikh public life came to be governed, many of which continue to shape community life... Read More


How can India build the next Yellapragada Subbarow?

India, July 26 -- If modern medicine has an invisible architecture, vital load-bearing pillars bear Dr Subbarow's fingerprints. It is a frequent phenomenon that social media lights up with stories of... Read More


Why Ramanujan's genius needed a western stamp

India, July 19 -- The deepest tragedy of Ramanujan's life and his works is not that India lacked extraordinary minds. It is that the modern world had been methodically conditioned to believe that univ... Read More


How must we remember Sushruta's contribution?

India, July 12 -- Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh's decision to honour Sushruta reflects a growing recognition that the history of medicine has always been shaped by exchanges across civilizati... Read More