Schools For Sages And Scoundrels
Narendra Modi celebrated 9/11 with an address to campuses. Most listeners were in applause; some were in splits.
Rahul Gandhi, too, talked to students on the same day, across the globe. For a change, most listeners were in applause in his case, too, and some were in splits.
Don’t get me wrong. The 9/11 that Modi was ‘celebrating’ was the 125th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s Chicago address, the one in which the great sage of Indian Renaissance told the world that the Hindu faith had bestowed on Indians an eclectic worldview. That speech, which changed how the world viewed India and how Indians viewed themselves, was made on September 11, 1893. These days pseudo-nationalists are circulating a fake audio-clip and claiming it to be a rare recording of the swami’s speech. They know not that phonographs in 1893 could not record for more than a few seconds.
Modi lectured to India’s campuses from Vigyan Bhavan. The University Grants Commission told the universities to broadcast the lecture on their campuses.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 24, 2017 من THE WEEK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة September 24, 2017 من THE WEEK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Ram temple not an issue in south
Much has been said this election season about the alleged north-south divide.
Haute and sweaty
In Mumbai, where I live and work, there is a severe heatwave going on. The highest temperature this month has been 40 degrees, sweltering and humid for the coastal city.
MOVE AWAY MARY!
In many parts of the world,unique names are becoming popular
CALL OF THE WILD
Tejas Thackeray, the younger son of former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, shares his passion for wildlife conservation and photography
CEPA and beyond
Bilateral trade between the UAE and India has grown almost 16 per cent year-on-year, touching $84.5 billion
Brash and raw
When I chanced upon Raj Narain, who humbled Indira Gandhi
Lone voice of dissent
“I am keen to invite Parakala [Prabhakar] to Mumbai… What do you think? Do you know him?” A friend asked. No, I don’t know the man. And no, it is not a good idea to invite him, unless you want to invite trouble, I replied.
Modi and the Muslim syndrome
I have long been intrigued by the prime minister’s desire to hug every passing sheikh and sultan and his contrasting contempt for the ordinary Indian Muslim.
Assam Rifles not trained to guard borders; need separate force for Manipur border
Imphal is blanketed in darkness. The sun has set a little too soon in the valley, but N. Biren Singh is yet to call it a day.
SPOTLIGHT ON THE SENTINELS
Manipur government wants the Assam Rifles replaced, but the Union home ministry is focused on upgrading infrastructure and connectivity before deciding who guards the state