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India Today: Shaped by the Visionary Ideas of Atal Bihari Vajpayee

I have a vivid memory of a gleeful and beaming laugh of the great statesman and leader, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was born on this day in 1924 in Gwalior. An affable personality, Vajpayee would express his love for Mithila’s Rohu and his appreciation for Maithili language. As renowned he was for his eloquence and poetry, his presence would draw the masses as well as reassure those in high offices. His poem ‘Kadam mila ke chalna hoga’ symbolised his approach in life about collaborative endeavours for nation building. His poems would often describe India as a nation of cultural pluralism and synthesis.

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Participants List & Details: LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship- Cohort 4.0 Winter’24 – Theme: Inclusivity in Peace and Conflict Resolution: Rethinking Policy, Advocacy and Implementation

LPPYF Law and Public Policy Youth Fellowship- Cohort 4.0 Winter’24 – Theme: Inclusivity in Peace and Conflict Resolution: Rethinking Policy, Advocacy and Implementation | An Online National Winter School Program | A Three-Month Immersive Online Law and Public Policy Awareness Certificate…

Wealth tax feasibility in India

ARUN KUMAR The editorial, ‘Picketty’s rights, wrongs’ (IE, December 17) is correct in its assessment of inequality, demand and taxation in India. But, one could disagree with the conclusion that taxation of wealth would be disruptive while not generating revenue…

Avoid Selective Invocations of Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Legacy

Jawaharlal Nehru wrote: “Reservation… will promote inefficiency and mediocracy.” I often wonder if this was a reason for denying B R Ambedkar a dignified space in the corridors of power. Did the Congress think so little of us, the Dalits? Did Ambedkar resign because he felt neglected or because he became the voice of Dalits and women?

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