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Turkey and Germany were in alliance during World War I. After the loss, the Caliphate was ended by Ata Turk Kamal Pasha and Turkey became powerless. Globally, Muslims became agitated because Caliph was seen as the paramount Islamic leader and ruler. And his exile created brought the Muslims to the
It is Kojagari Lakshmi Puja for Hindus in the entire Bengal region and also the day when Noakhali genocide started! 73 years ago, Muslims – motivated by butchers Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy after Jinnah’s call of Direct Action Day, started a genocide and religious cleansing that is
World War I was the first major global war in which the European powers were involved after they had annexed countries in Africa and Asia. How that war was fought on the back of the soldiers from the colonized countries is indeed very interesting. We will look at how the
Joe Kernen mimicking the Indian AccentRecently – on Sept 20th – Reserve Bank of India (India’s Central Bank) raised the interest rates to combat rampant inflation in India. That came up during the discussion on Currencies on CNBC’s Squawk Box. Co-hosts Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin started
What is Rashtra Dharma (or Duty to your Nation)? Is it sucking up to the dynasties? Or is it Unity, integrity, security and prosperity of your mother-land? Chanakya deals with these questions very effectively in this one interaction. Whatever he says is still relevant… just replace Nand-vansh with Gandhi dynasty
This past week has been a treasure trove of Wikileaks information for Indian politics. And interestingly, it leaves the “First Family” of Indian politics – the Gandhis – in a dump. Wheeling-dealing Rajiv Gandhi, Authoritarian Sanjay Gandhi, a corrupt household, and unpredictable Indira Gandhi. The Congress in general has come out to
Next time we see someone dying of hunger, we need to make sure we have a few kilos of emotions along with us, so we can give to him. Anytime a woman faces any rapist, she should shove some emotions at them. They can be laced with slogans for better
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have shaped the Computer history in many ways. Indian computing talent has not only impacted the computing world via the IITs, but also via the Indian students who graduated from the MIT and then contributed tremendously. This
A quote from Gandhi has gained prominence [http://www.shelfari.com/groups/18664/discussions/18814/When-did-Ghandi-profess-weapons-ownership-] in recent months, specially in the US because of the Guns possession debate. > “Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of
Mahatama Gandhi was, after all, the “Father of the Nation”. What’s wrong if the sons take after their father? A lot has been said about Rape and the Indian culture. Even Hinduism has been invoked to show linkages to the rape epidemic currently in place in India. But are
We have all sorts of ways to get to the Guinness Book somehow. At least this kids got to display their love for non-violence and peace. > Aged between ten and sixteen, the kids, most of whom are from single mothers, walked for half a kilometer distance at Mayo Road in
We don’t know whether this is a real picture of India’s Father of Nation, Mahatama Gandhi dancing along with this foreign lady, or a fake. It is known that Gandhi did take a few dancing lessons when in London as a student. Don’t know if this is
> It is difficult not to laugh, and we imagine that will be the mood of most thinking Indians. There is something almost childishly theatrical in challenging in this way the salt monopoly of the Government. Said Calcutta’s British-owned newspaper [http://books.google.com/books?id=FauJL7LKXmkC&pg=PA321&lpg=
Gandhi was a schizophrenic at best and a crazy guy at worst. He was shrewd and knew how to get his work done and get his way without ever taking any responsibility for any decision. In my view, he was the biggest con job ever in the history of Indian
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