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HISTORIANS ON DELHI RENAMING
From 'Delhi' to 'Indraprastha'? BJP MP writes to Amit Shah again over renaming national capital; cites Mumbai, Kolkata examplesA BJP MP has asked the Union Home Minister to rename Delhi. He wants the capital city to be called Indraprastha. The MP believes this name ...- Rename Delhi as Indraprastha? BJP MP’s proposal sparks clash with historians over city’s true identityA BJP MP's call to rename Delhi 'Indraprastha' has sparked debate, aiming to reconnect the capital with ancient roots. Historians caution t...
- VHP demands Delhi be renamed 'Indraprastha', writes to minister Kapil MishraThe Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has urged Delhi's renaming to 'Indraprastha' to honor its ancient history. They also proposed renaming the ...
- Is the donkey face above Ravana's head an imaginative add-on by artists? Or something more integral?While Ram is everywhere upheld as an ideal king with human and divine qualities, Ravan's polyvalent personality harbours a range of polarit...
- History between India and Israel's Haifa city "inspiring", also holds a great "future ahead": MayorAddressing a gathering of about two hundred people assembled to show respect to the Indian soldiers, Mayor Dr Einat Kalisch-Rotem said that...
- PM Modi unveils pocket map of Kartavya PathThe pocket map has information on the various State Houses such as Kota House, Hyderabad House and Jaipur House -- elegant structures built...
- Faizabad Jn now Ayodhya Cantt: Mixed reactions from historians, locals on station renamingFaizabad city is located about seven km from its twin town Ayodhya in Ayodhya district (earlier Faizabad district), and the Faizabad statio...
- External Affairs Minister Jaishankar lays wreath at cemetery for Indian soldiers in IsraelEarlier, the Ministry of External Affairs said that Jaishankar will interact with the Indian-origin Jewish community in Israel, Indologists...
- View: Why calls to rename Ahmedabad have nothing to do with historySince it came to power at the Centre in 2014, the BJP has been on a renaming spree, renaming roads, chowks and towns.
- Mughalsarai renaming loss of railway heritage, erasure of public memory: ExpertsThe Uttar Pradesh government recently issued a notification saying the station, a major railway junction in northern India on the Delhi-How...
- A tribute to two other women of Alauddin Khilji’s timeDeval Devi, a Vaghela princess, was married to Alauddin Khilji’s eldest son while Bibi Nanchari Amma, a Khilji princess, journeyed to the s...
- As recent demands in Mumbai show, battles over station names never seem to endMost notably there was the Sena’s renaming of Victoria Terminus as Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Now Kolis want to go after other stations ...
- Renaming Indus Valley Civilisation will be correcting history: Haryana MinisterDiscarding suggestions that renaming the Indus valley civilisation reeked of "saffronisation", Vij said "We are not rewriting history but c...
- Race Course Road is now Lok Kalyan MargIn the meeting, Kejriwal proposed to rename the Race Course Road after Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru, but some members were not con...
- Mohandas K Gandhi's first tryst with Bihar enters 100th yearThe Tourism Department is also exploring ways to promote Gandhi circuit in conjunction with the Satyagraha centenary.
- NCP leader Tariq Anwar writes to PM Narendra Modi over renaming of Aurangzeb RoadTariq Anwar has written to PM opposing the renaming of Aurangzeb Road saying it amounted to removing from history the name of the person wh...
- Aurangzeb Road renaming will open a can of worms, say scholarsA section of historians, while criticising the rechristening of Aurangzeb Road, cautioned that such renaming exercises will 'open a can of ...
- An emperor like Aurangzeb who is a byword for bigotry belongs in the past'In modern Berlin there is nothing named after Adolf Hitler. Yet, the gruesome memory of the Third Reich is kept alive through commemoratio...
- How not to remember Mahatma GandhiHistorian, author and essayist Ramachandra Guha remembers, Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, on his death anniversary today by discussi...
- US Congress okays N-deal sans killer amendmentsThe landmark legislation approving the US-India nuclear agreement was passed by a massive 359-68 margin.
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