Political History of India

Research essays about the political history of India

How the Malabar Massacre of Hindus left a baby beside the body of her dead mother and a million other atrocities that were committed

Shyam Sreekumar - 24 September, 2021

The Malabar Hindu genocide by the Moplah Muslims were not a peasant uprising or a nationalist movement, it was Jihad against Hindus

Political History of India

Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya: His growing popularity was a threat to Congress. The mysteries around his death have never been resolved

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2021

It's disturbing that there is still no concrete evidence about the circumstances which led to the death of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay, the former President of Bharatiya Jan Sangh.

Political History of India

Was the 1921 Malabar genocide the first time that Moplah Muslims massacred Hindus? List of 50 incidents that preceded the 1921 genocide

Nupur J Sharma - 23 September, 2021

The 1921 Malabar Hindu genocide has often been touted as a 'peasant uprising' against the Landlords, however, the reality is far from it

OpIndia Explains

Remembering Bengal’s Pritilata Waddedar on her death anniversary, who chose to die at 21 than being caught by British

Dibakar Dutta - 23 September, 2021

Through her example, Pritilata Waddedar sent out a message to the women of Bengal that they can march shoulder to shoulder with men in liberating the country from the British.

Political History of India

What MK Gandhi said while Moplah Muslims massacred thousands of Hindus in 1921: Support to Khilafat and asking Hindus to die without a fight

Nupur J Sharma - 21 September, 2021

The Malabar massacre of 1921 was not the only time Moplah Muslims had unleashed genocide against Hindus. But Gandhi was either malicious or naive

News Reports

Ambika Soni, who declined offer to become Punjab CM, was Sanjay Gandhi’s aide during Emergency, oversaw his programmes including compulsory sterilisation

Dibakar Dutta - 19 September, 2021

Coomi Kapoor narrated how her husband Virendra was put under arrest on November 1, 1975, for challenging the authority of Ambika Soni

News Reports

As Congress celebrates PM Modi’s birthday as ‘Bad Omen Day’, here is how Congress CMs let Gujaratis die in 2002

Nirwa Mehta - 16 September, 2021

Ashok Gehlot, Digvijaya Singh and Vilasrao Deshmukh of Congress in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra sat and watched as Gujarat burned in 2002.

Political History of India

25th September 1921: A day when 38 Hindus were slaughtered and thrown in a well by Muslim mob demanding a Caliphate in Malabar

Nupur J Sharma - 16 September, 2021

Moplah genocide of Hindus was different because the Muslims thought they would oust the British and establish an Islamic State.

Political History of India

On 97th anniversary of Kohat riots, read how the facade of ‘Hindu-Muslim unity’ of Khilafat movement had collapsed leading to exodus of Hindus

Dibakar Dutta - 9 September, 2021

The entire Hindu community from Kohat in present day Pakistan had fled the place after deadly attacks by Muslims in the area

News Reports

Third anniversary of Section 377 verdict: How Manmohan Singh govt stonewalled the removal of a colonial law that criminalised gay relationships

Jinit Jain - 6 September, 2021

In 2009, the UPA-II government had the golden opportunity to outlaw the controversial provisions under Section 377, but it had it squandered the opportunity, choosing instead to take a conflicting stand and avoid responsibility.

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