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Business Standard
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Hostile Homelands: Azad Essa's book traces India-Israel ties before BJP era
Chintan Girish Modi Mumbai Listen to This Article Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance between India and Israel Published by Westland Books 274 pages ₹599 India's support for the Palestinian cause has grown so feeble in the last decade that soon it might be hard to remember that India was the first non-Arab state to recognise the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO). Though the shift in India's foreign policy is often seen only through an ideological lens, the real picture is more complex. South African journalist Azad Essa talks economics in his book, Hostile Homelands: The New Alliance between India and Israel. The author, who is based in New
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Business Standard
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
How India enabled Tibetans to preserve their religion, culture and language
The Dalai Lama has expressed his gratitude for India's hospitality on multiple occasions, and has been vocal about his admiration for the Gandhian approach to nonviolence Chintan Girish Modi Listen to This Article Tenzin Gyatso, the fourteenth Dalai Lama, celebrates his 90th birthday this weekend. This is a moment to rejoice in India's history of solidarity with the Tibetan people, and the fact that the Dalai Lama chose India to be his home when he fled Tibet in 1959. Reducing the event to a matter of political expediency alone keeps us from appreciating the cultural links, meanings, and symbolism at play. In his autobiography, Freedom in Exile (1990), the Dalai Lama shares that the decision to leave Tibet was made at the insistence of Nechung, the state oracle. He realised that his life
Deccan Herald
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Deccan Herald
Pride vs Prejudice
Even after decriminalisation, queer Sikhs continue to face challenges. The cancellation of the Amritsar Pride parade underscores ongoing tensions, yet many still find strength and support in their faith and community, writes Chintan Girish Modi
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Business Standard
13-05-2025
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High Altitude Heroines: Women's travelogues from British India revived
A collection of essays brings together enchanting travelogues by women from early 20th-century British India Premium Chintan Girish Modi Listen to This Article High Altitude Heroines Authors: Alexandra David-Néel, Fanny Bullock Workman, Henrietta Sands Merrick and Lilian A Starr Publisher: Speaking Tiger Pages: 296 Price: ₹599 People who love travelogues often gravitate towards them for the vicarious pleasure that is to be found in the adventures of those who have the time, money and opportunity to undertake perilous journeys. The thrill of being transported to an exciting new location, even as they remain surrounded by their daily obligations and responsibilities, is beyond compare. High Altitude Heroines: Four Early Explorers in the High Himalayas published by Speaking Tiger, is one such volume. It brings together a set of
