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India at 75 | Looking back, looking ahead...

The Hindu greets its readers on 75 years of India’s Independence with special articles that assess the past and offer a vision of the future, a recognition of the difficulties and an understanding of the possibilities.

The Hindu · Aug 14, 2022

Such a long reckoning

We have splintered our thinking, split up our feelings. We have become a fractious family. On this defining anniversary, we have to face this searing truth

The Hindu · Aug 14, 2022

On the anniversary of partition, let’s consign the pitiless logic of Hindu v Muslim to the past

Since 1947, India and Pakistan have shared profound affinities across ferociously policed borders, say Indian novelist Pankaj Mishra and Pakistani writer Ali Sethi

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2022

India at 75 | A look at important Partition literature: Booker-winning Tomb of Sand, Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan, and others

All of these works use compelling metaphors for the state of relations between India and Pakistan

The Hindu · Aug 12, 2022

At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before

Since its independence in 1947, India has transformed from a poverty-stricken nation into one of the world's fastest-growing economies

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

A forerunner to the Great Rebellion of 1857

The perceived harm to religious practices was the trigger for the 1806 Vellore Revolt, which saw Hindus and Muslims together fight the British

The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022

At 75, Pakistan has moved far from the secular and democratic vision of its founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah

This month marks the 75th anniversary of Pakistan’s independence and of its Partition from British India in a devastating process that uprooted more than 15 million people and resulted in 1 million to 2 million dead. Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs – communities that had coexisted for hundreds of years –…

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2022

‘A Sikh soldier pulled me out of the rubble’: survivors recall India’s violent partition – and reflect on its legacy

Seventy-five years ago, India was carved up in a matter of months and the new states of East and West Pakistan were formed by lines drawn on a map by a man who had never visited the country. Here, three people who witnessed the huge upheaval and terrible sectarian violence…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

Street vendors selling food in Bengaluru to be trained by BBMP and FSSAI on cleanliness and food safety

Muralidhar K., Deputy Commissioner (Welfare), told The Hindu that the initiative is being taken up as per the new guidelines of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) where an FSSAI team will train street vendors on the safe parameters to be followed while preparing food

The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022

India slams China for blocking proposal to list JeM deputy chief Asghar a designated terrorist

This is the second time China has blocked an India-U.S. listing proposal at the UNSC in two months

The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022