Category Archive for: ‘India News1’
Treasures of India: Lost and Found by Juhi Mirza
Over the last seven years, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has been instrumental in bringing over 200 stolen artifacts or antiquities worth millions of dollars back to India from across the world while the previous UPA government was only able to bring back one …
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Independent India: Prosper and Self-Sufficient Nation after 73 years of Independence
Independent India: A Prosperous and Self-Sufficient Nation after 73 Years of Independence From the demoralised country she had been due to her having been devastated by long colonial rule, India has come a long way since her independence from British rule in 1947. India …
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British Government Must Apologize for Jallianwala Baugh Massacre
In 2019, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby visited the site of a brutal massacre, Jallianwala Baugh, which happened in 1919 under British colonial rule in India and offered his personal apologies. He expressed his “deep sense of grief” for a “terrible atrocity.” The former …
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Bangladesh at 50: A nation created in violence and still bearing scars of a troubled birth
March 26 marks 50 years since the start of Bangladesh’s liberation war, a bloody nine-month campaign that culminated in the nation’s independence on December 16, 1971. It was a violent birth, with some of its roots in the 1947 partition of India – …
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PM Narendra Modi Ranked Most Popular Among World Leaders
Notwithstanding anything and everything, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reigns supreme. Despite demonetization, GST, COVID-19, Article 370, CAA, Love Jihad and the farm laws, Modi makes his mark. The timeline shows his popularity graph rising. Detractors just do not have enough mud to sling and …
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Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization by Namit Arora
Want to share a great read? Email your suggestions to info@deshvidesh.com Indians: A Brief History of a Civilization by Namit Arora Indian civilization is an idea, a reality, an enigma. In this riveting book, Namit Arora takes us on an unforgettable journey through 5000 years …
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Why ‘Namaste’ has Become the Perfect Pandemic Greeting
Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Hands over the heart in prayer pose. A little bow of the head. A gesture of respect. An acknowledgment of our shared humanity. And no touching. As people the world over are choosing to ditch handshakes …
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Five Indians Make TIME’s List of 100 Most Influential People of 2020
TIME magazine released its list of 100 Most Influential People of 2020 which features pioneers, celebrities, musicians, artists, leaders and titans who have helped in their own ways to shape the world through their influence. Some of these notable figures include physician Dr. Anthony Fauci, …
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The Modi foreign policy doctrine: India as a smart power
The opening address by the President of India to the new Parliament is really an occasion for the new government to outline its policy agenda for the next five years. The presidential address on June 9 was probably one of the most ambitious in the …
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Secret history: the release of the Mountbatten archives and the fight to access royal diaries
An immense trove of the most important royal historical material for decades has quietly been released in the United Kingdom. These are the diaries of Lord Louis Mountbatten and his wife Lady Edwina, from the 1920s until 1968. As the last great-grandchild and godchild of …
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