Speaking in Parliament after unveiling a portrait of Lokmanya Tilak in 1956, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru stated: “We have, to my right here, the picture of Dadabhai Naoroji, in a sense the F...

On the centenary of the end of “the Great War” that was supposed to end all wars, the present was as much at play as was the past, both with an Indian connection.Not just because French President ...

Sarojini Naidu’s moving poem, The Gift of India, which tells of the sacrifices made by 1.5 million Indian soldiers in the First World War, will be read by actress Nina Wadia at this year’s very sp...

His Excellency, as a prefix or title for a governor, sounds grand. Its equivalent in Hindi, ‘Mahamahim’ sounds even grander, more larger-than-life. Like ‘His Worship’ for a mayor, ‘His Lords...

In 1925, Sarojini Naidu became president of the Indian National Congress. Her candidature was promoted by Gandhi, who admired Naidu because she stood “for solid Hindu-Muslim unity”. Her election a...