Allocation of Rs 12,000 crore by Modi Govt to skill 1 crore people
Modi Government has approved Rs 12,000-crore outlay for Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) to impart skills to 1 crore people over the next four years (2016-20). PMKVY will impart fresh training to 60 lakh youth and certify 40 lakh people who have acquired skills non-formally under…..
SANSKRIT: A LanguageThat Refuses To Die
RAJESH SINGH Any suggestion for the revival of Sanskrit is today fraught with political implications. One could be denounced as being a Saffronite or a Hindutva character or a communal element, or all of these, since in the eyes of the secularists, they mean the same. Besides, there are those who see no purpose in
When “Terrorist” are made “Poster Boy” by some Lutyens Journo
The recent encounter with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists in the valley ended with the killing of the most wanted and notorious terrorist Burhan Wani from Tral, Jammu & Kashmir. Radicalization in the valley has been a huge cause of concern….
Request for tolerance
Ramachandra Guha’s recent column in The Telegraph, June 25, “Divide and Win: The Sanjay Gandhi of this Age”, is an example of why so-called Indian liberal intellectuals have lost credibility.
Modi/Shah Vs Indira/Sanjay: A Figment of an Imminent Historian’s Imagination
Eminent historian Shri Ramachandra Guha is well known for his deep insights and research of Indian history and is widely regarded as one of the major
Not for Muslims alone
The founder of the Aligarh Muslim University wanted it to be a non-sectarian educational institution.
ARTICULATING THE TRUTHS OF HISTORY
Anirban Ganguly | | On Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s 115th birth anniversary, it’s time people get over their ignorance, and communicate,
Not Amit Shah but some Congressmen certainly need Lessons in Indian History: a Response to Jaipal Reddy
Dr. Anirban Ganguly The last historian worth his salt that the Congress had was Pattabhi Sitaramayya – and Pattabhi would lament that none in the Congress had any interest for the meticulous and selfless work of documentation and record keeping that he did. Later the Congress gradually outsourced history writing to Marist historians whose only academic
A New Era of Indo-African relationship
There is a lot in the bag as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Africa. The five day tour of PM Modi exhibits the strong promise for prominent Indo-Africa partnership. The recent years have seen a significant rise of India’s involvement in Africa and Indian objective is to play a crucial role in the development of Africa…..
Break Down Stereotypes about Yoga
When we think of yoga today in west, we imagine colourful hair, massage therapy and Game of Thrones tattoos, toned bodies in a room filled with mats. You can easily see posters of women, very fit and flexible, doing difficult yoga pose near the seaside. People go yoga for twisting, stretching, doing fancy poses and trying to be super flexible. ….
