COVER STORY
The Nanavati report is utter garbage. All the killers are roaming freely.
Outlook Magazine - 22 August 2005
Described thus by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1937; given a <i>tamrapatra</i> as a freedom fighter in 1972; awarded a Padma Bhushan in 1981; honoured with a stamp in her memory in 1994. Who's she?
He said, she said. From Karan Thapar to Suhel Seth via Brinda Karat, Navjot Singh Sidhu to Vidya Balan, Gurucharan Das, Farhan Akhtar and many others offer their takes.
These are the people who redefine the notion of freedom by stepping out of the trap of I, me, myself and reach out to make a difference to the people
An old anti-colonialist distils his impressions of the 'little India' in his head, the real India he met and the future India he hopes to see
The gift of choice has given us much progress, but we also have to take onus for our failures
Raise the tricolour, stand up for the anthem and then go for that latte. Is this what Independence means for today's generation? Here's a reality check.
Described thus by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1937; given a <i>tamrapatra</i> as a freedom fighter in 1972; awarded a Padma Bhushan in 1981; honoured with a stamp in her memory in 1994. Who's she?
He said, she said. From Karan Thapar to Suhel Seth via Brinda Karat, Navjot Singh Sidhu to Vidya Balan, Gurucharan Das, Farhan Akhtar and many others offer their takes.
These are the people who redefine the notion of freedom by stepping out of the trap of I, me, myself and reach out to make a difference to the people
An old anti-colonialist distils his impressions of the 'little India' in his head, the real India he met and the future India he hopes to see
The gift of choice has given us much progress, but we also have to take onus for our failures
Raise the tricolour, stand up for the anthem and then go for that latte. Is this what Independence means for today's generation? Here's a reality check.
The Brits didn't do it, we Indians brought it on ourselves
Bara Bhangal, Himachal Pradesh
OTHER STORIES
Imphal, Manipur
Palakkad, Kerala
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Damlanaik Gudi Thanda, Karnataka
Phulwari, Bihar
Shahkot, Punjab
Independence—as an idea, a state of being, lived reality—means nothing to the majority in India. The majority that does not ask for or get anything in return.
The stark contrasts of Bombay are, in a sense, a metaphor for all of India. A concentrated spectacle of absolute deprivation and its absolute opposite.
The world is a small place. At least it is to the Booker-winning author. She talks on, perhaps, every defining topic of our times.
India vs Pakistan. Far beyond cricket or Kashmir, the rivalry stretches even to the field of meteorology. The battle scene at an international conference.
Akhand Bharat is passe. Partition is over and done with. Now three sovereign nation-states must realise that inter-dependence means a better future.
Unbelievable as it may seem, the first film on Partition was made by a South Indian. The man talks on <i>Garam Hawa</i>.
They were not Partition's arbiters, but lesser known figures left to grapple with its aftermath. Most remained its helpless victims, others fell to villainy.
Not just Hindu raj, Ambedkar opposed every argument for Partition as well
It falters initially, but then plays a sober hand on the Nanavati report shocker
Hate has become respectable now. But Savarkar and Jinnah had understood this maxim long ago.
What is it about our historical icons that it becomes incumbent to deify or vilify them? Why not accept them for what they are, reclaim a common heritage?
A poem on the man who drew the lines.
It's been almost 60 years since Partition. Now is a good time to get a clearer understanding of the events that took place and to take responsibility for it.
