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Television News report in Urdu regarding Baldia Fire in Karachi and the compensation by a German company. Karamat Ali speaking to TV journalist from Dunya TV in Pakistan

Savarkar could not have formulated his messianic nationalism without the help of such deeply Christian ideas of sacrifice, martyrdom, resurrection and redemption that his hero Mazzini introduced into the political discourse of the 19th century. Indeed, Mazzini’s fantasies of re-establishing Akhand Italy and Rome Raj hover over every page of Essentials of Hindutva

From the Foreword by Bipan Chandra: "Being put in charge of the fledgling the Communist Party of India in 1935 at the young age of 28, P C Joshi succeeded in raising its strength from about 50 members to about 90,000 members in 1947. More importantly, he made the CPI an important force in national politics and in the peasants’ and workers’ movements. Joshi was a rare Communist who was aware of the role of artists, writers, scientists and other intellectuals in society."

The Indian Historian Dilip Simeon spoke of Mahatma Gandhi’s Last Struggle at a public discussion organised by Anhad in New Delhi on 14 January 2017

A galaxy of eminent lawyers, scholars, writers, artists, editors, journalists and other concerned citizens have signed a strong appeal today, calling for the restoration of the rule of law in Bastar.