Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya was a four-time President of the Indian National Congress: in 1909, 1918, 1932 and 1933. Pandit Nehru referred to him as a ‘Mahapurush‘ who ‘ever since Congress was started, had been a unique symbol of our political movements. Malaviyaji had a big role in its inception, in its making and its growth.‘ In its present phase, Congress is ignoring, marginalizing its unique legacies
ver the century, there was the bigger goal of 'freedom and independence' for which a spectrum of political parties, groups and individuals were campaigning in the legislatures, writing vociferously in the media, pleading openly to the imperial powers-that-be, and taking to the courts, and streets, unafraid of being in jails. These were journeys where intentions and imagination, ideals and action went hand in hand
Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday accused the BJP of fuelling the fire of fear among the people of the country.
Rahul's strategists initially suggested a less strenuous bus tour. But he chose to undergo hardship, like walking thousands of kilometers with blisters on his feet and knee pain, sleeping in a caravan, and roughing it out.
The northern state, which is going to polls for its assembly, has a long tradition of ousting the state's ruling administration. Since 1985, the BJP and the Indian National Congress have alternately held power in the state after winning a close race.
The demise of Queen Elizabeth ll in August not only denotes the end of an era in Britain’s post War history but also the beginning of a new phase in Britain’s relations with India, the Commonwealth, and the rest of the world.
Friday's meeting comes a day after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met Sonia Gandhi over a possible cabinet reshuffle and according to the sources, Pilot has been called to resolve issues related to the state.
Gandhis death snapped the dialectic link between politics and his Constructive Programme. While contemporary India is vastly different from Gandhis times, many of his fundamental concerns are alive. Todays India is more prosperous, but also vastly more unequal.
In 1928 the Nehru Report, prepared by Motilal Nehru who headed a committee of an all- parties conference to prepare a draft for the constitution of free India, was made public.
The Congress has bumbled from crisis to crisis after its momentous loss in the 2014 parliamentary election.
