Political History of India

Research essays about the political history of India

OpIndia Explains

Sachindra Nath Sanyal: The unsung hero who pioneered Indian armed resistance against the British

OpIndia Staff - 7 February, 2019

Sachindra Nath Sanyal played a crucial role in mentoring youths in India such as Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad to continue the armed struggle for Independence against the British

Opinions

BJP has hit the jackpot with showdown against Mamata Banerjee

Abhishek Banerjee - 4 February, 2019

I don’t know if Bengal has any such thing left as a sympathy vote. As a state, we have moved far beyond that point.

Opinions

Citizenship Amendment Bill: A necessity to correct a historical wrong

rudradeb - 4 February, 2019

Huge numbers of Hindus had come to India from Bangladesh after independence due to religious persecution, and they need the protection of citizenship of amendment bill

Fact-Check

Fact-Check: Is this image, shared even by Congress, of Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Indira Gandhi

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2019

Congress party's 2016 tweet labels some other girl as young India Gandhi with Ghaffar Khan

Editor's picks

George Fernandes: The Socialist who refused to make the Faustian bargain with Gandhis

Aashish Chandorkar - 29 January, 2019

George Fernandes was a principled socialist leader who became active in Mumbai local politics in the 1960s

Editor's picks

A sordid tale of Emergency: The illegal detention and torture of George Fernandes’ brother

K Bhattacharjee - 29 January, 2019

As tributes flow in, Congress seems to have forgotten how they treated George Fernandes during the Emergency, when he was alive

Editor's picks

Goodbye, George Fernandes

Abhishek Banerjee - 29 January, 2019

I am no socialist, but yes I am capable of looking beyond that to appreciate a man with sincerely held beliefs. And a working moral compass.

News Reports

PM Modi inaugurates Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum at Red Fort

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2019

PM Modi inaugurates a museum at Red Fort, to mark the birth anniversary of Subash Chandra Bose.

Editor's picks

Here are Arun Shourie’s views on Ambedkar, does Jignesh Mevani support them?

K Bhattacharjee - 19 January, 2019

Arun Shourie was one of the attendees at the United India rally organized by the Trinamool Congress at Kolkata. The event was also attended by Jignes Mevani, a Dalit 'leader'.

Editor's picks

From Meerabai Guest House to Taj Hotel: How sworn enemies came together for political survival

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2019

As BSP supremo Mayawati announces her party's alliance with the Samajwadi party at Lucknow today, it is time to remember the Meerabai Guest House incident

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