Reflections from the Village Bard
A great man was born in India who had the vision, the courage and the wisdom to steer the country in the right direction after its independence in 1947 so he was rightly called the Iron Man. This is the story of Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel whom all patriotic Indians venerate. The British did not…
We are inundated with news about the war in Ukraine or the riots in India on the ban of hijab or the loudspeakers in mosques daily but rarely we hear the extraordinary story of a child who ran 210 kms to meet with the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh who invited her to listen to…
Source : Google photo of Rajeev DixitSynopsis :We have seen that in spite of political repression, jailing of activists who dare and the police brutality to suppress people who only want to know the truth ,there are brave-hearts who come forward fearlessly knowing the risks involved. Such a man was Rajeev Dixit in India. Rajiv Dixit (1967—2010) was…
This is about the plight of the untouchables in India and elsewhere who are slowly gaining their rights that have been denied them for centuries by the upper caste Brahmins and what the future holds for them. There was a time when the Hindus stratified their society based on the trade the people were involved…
Bhagat Singh was an Indian revolutionary socialist who was influential in the Indian independence movement. Born into a Jat Punjabi Sikh family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj, he studied European revolutionary movements as a teenager and was attracted to anarchist and Marxist ideologies. He worked with several…
Jatindra Nath Mukherjee was a freedom fighter Jatindra Nath Mukherjee was the principal leader of the Yugantar party that was the central association of revolutionaries in Bengal. Having met the German Crown-Prince in Calcutta shortly before World War I,…
Indian Space Research organization (ISRO) continues to make history in space science and research that surprises the world that underestimates Indias capability in space and often derides its focus on space when the money could be spent on other pressing needs. This shows the truth and why India is so advanced in space. Recently India…
This song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar who died not so long ago but this song has immortalized her in the Galaxy of stars that look down from the Heaven on humanity and where Lata will live forever even if she had sung no other song. She was awarded the highest award a nation…
I often think of people who made a deep impression on the nation of India and left behind a legacy that to this day endures. Such people are rare and are born to change the world in a positive and profound way like no one else. There have been only a handful of such people…
A painting of the massacre at the Jalianwala Bagh in Punjab The legacy of the British Raj in India is a reminder of what price the Indians paid in lives and riches to make England prosper that made India poor and in need of help.…
The statue of Chandra Shekhar Ajad in a park in his name in Prayagraj My hometown of Allahabad (now Prayagraj) is well known for its leaders in the freedom struggle for Indias independence. Many great leaders were born there and spent their lifetime either working with the likes of Gandhi and Patel but there were…
Old age comes with its own set of challenges that vary from one social group to another, from one country to the next. The challenges are related to the values that are practiced by the people who have to take care of their old parents, so either they keep them at home or admit them…
India’s second Prime minister Lal Bahadur Shashtri Politicians tend to be arrogant and often treat people like dirt because they want to show that they are important, so everyone must kowtow to them. In a democracy, they are to serve…
India’s first female Sultana to sit on Delhi throne How some people are treated by the historians is a matter of who writes the history and whether or not they are treated fairly. The story of Razia Sultan…
A mother braids her daughter’s hair A great change has come to India that is empowering women by making education and job opportunities available for them so that they can be independent.…
Cows are considered useful animals in India The common perception that cows are sacred to Hindus is a fallacy that originated during the Buddhist period in India, when most of the population followed Buddhism and when any…
All countries need to have the ability to protect themselves from their enemies, so India is no exception. With its, 7000 kms of shoreline, its navy faces special challenges to safeguard the country from sea invaders. Now a modern warship INS Vikrant designed and made in India joins the Navy to bolster its ability in…
This is a true story of an illiterate village girl in India who stood up to people who raped her and tormented her just because they could get away with it, but they did not know that they could not get away with it. They paid for it with their lives. Phoolan was born in…
Prime Minister Modi offers prayers at unveiling of statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose As the glowing sun set behind the Presidents palace in New Delhi on September 8, 2022, a reporter asked her cameraman to focus on the setting sun and said that the sun will set on the scene today for the…
Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia was a visionary The idea of an Indian Union just like the EU does not seem too far-fetched, but it has many hurdles to overcome. Great visionaries like Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia and Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay put forth this idea long ago but said that it could be more of a union…