Tag Archives: Gandhi

Book Review – India from Curzon to Nehru and after by Durgadas

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Tarun Rattan

  India from Curzon to Nehru and after by Durga Das5 of 5 stars   I would rate this as the best book to understand India’s freedom struggle and to understand the role played by its heroes like Gandhi, Nehru, … Continue reading →

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Book Review – The Patient Assassin by Anita Anand

Posted on November 13, 2021 by Tarun Rattan

  The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the RajAnita Anand5 of 5 stars This is the fascinating story of Sardar Udham Singh who patiently but meticulously planned the assassination of the culprits of Jallianwala Massacre at … Continue reading →

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Gandhi’s letter to Adolf Hitler (1939)

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Tarun Rattan

Adolf Hitler was rejected as a young man on his application to art school. One thing led to another and ended with United States dropping two atomic bombs on the sovereign nation of Japan. Over a month before the outbreak … Continue reading →

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Seven Blunders of the World

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Tarun Rattan

1. Wealth without work2. Pleasure without conscience3. Knowledge without character4. Commerce without morality5. Science without humanity6. Worship without sacrifice7. Politics without principle —Mahatma Gandhi

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