American historian Audrey Truschke said a negative caricature of Aurangzeb serves the political interests of modern India. She was speaking at a session titled ‘Aurangzeb Alamgir, Man and King’ at the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) on Saturday [24 Feb 2018].
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History being distorted in India for political interests | Hamza Rao (Daily Times)
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How the Suffragettes influenced Mahatma Gandhi
by , 25 February 2018Their [Suffragettes] struggles left a mark on the techniques of protest used by the Mahatma in South Africa
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India: Direct benefit transfer (DBT) Scheme for food subsidy despite huge opposition in Jharkhand - Mass protest planned on 26 Feb 2018
24 February 2018Popular mobilisation against DBT in Ranchi on 24th February by opposition parties and coalition of civil society organisations pic.twitter.com/yUu0BVyoDJ— Right to Food, India (@rozi_roti) February 24, 2018
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Overwhelming Popular Opposition to the DBT Experiment in Jharkhand
Glitches in the system have deprived people of nearly half of their food rations in the last four months. When they do get their rations, people spend 12 hours collecting them, on average. Most people are (…) -
SIPRI Data on 100 Companies Selling Most Arms in the World - A Chart by AFP
24 February 2018An AFP chart with Sipri data and other resources on Arms sales
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India: Neelabh Mishra (1960 - 2018) - the ethical and public spirited journalist passes on, he will be widely remembered
24 February 2018Senior journalist and editor-in-chief of National Herald, Neelabh Mishra, passed away on February 24 at a Chennai Hospital
