Variety

There is more to life and politics and current affairs. In this section, we attempt to bring you articles that talk about issues and experiences that matter on a more human and personal level

Culture and History

50 years of the Vivekananda Rock Memorial – A Living Memorial

nikhilyadav - 2 September, 2020

Celebrating its 50th year, the Vivekananda Kendra initiated the "Ek Bharat, Vijayi Bharat" connectivity campaign

News Reports

Remembering Major Dhyan Chand: The Indian hockey wizard who stood up to Adolf Hitler

OpIndia Staff - 29 August, 2020

Hitler had offered Major Dhyan Chand to join the German army after the 1936 Olympics, but the hockey legend had declined the offer

Books

Bloomsbury now accused of leaking manuscript of the book that they refused to publish after giving into ‘liberal’ threats: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 28 August, 2020

Only a week ago, Bloomsbury India decided to withdraw the publication of the book ‘Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story’ by authors of Monika Arora, Sonali Chitalkar and Prerna Malhotra

Opinions

Insistence on representation of every caste among the Temple trustees: A colonial idea that endangers Temple tradition

Sai Priya Chodavarapu - 24 August, 2020

An issue that has come up in this discussion is that question of caste representation among the Temple trustees to avoid caste-discrimination.

News Reports

Garuda Prakashan to publish ‘Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story’ after its withdrawal by Bloomsbury on pressure from Islamists

OpIndia Staff - 23 August, 2020

The book’s author advocate Monika Arora informed that as per sentiment of the people, they are going ahead with Garuda Prakashan

News Reports

Left historian William Dalrymple was behind the withdrawal of book on Delhi riots by Bloomsbury, informs writer Aatish Taseer

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2020

Earlier William Dalrymple had announced on Twitter that he is working to stop the publication of the book by Bloomsbury

News Reports

At least 3 authors withdraw their books from Bloomsbury after the publishing house withdrew a book under pressure from leftist gang

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2020

3 authors have announced they are withdrawing 11 books from Bloomsbury, while other have committed to never work with them

News Reports

Here is how Bloomsbury published and promoted a book glorifying anti-CAA riots written by someone who believes Tahir Hussain is innocent

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2020

Ziya Ul Salam, writer of the book published by Bloomsbury, had declared that Tahir Hussain is innocent and he was framed

News Reports

Weeks after converting Hagia Sophia, Turkey converts the 4th-century Byzantine built Chora monastery to a mosque

OpIndia Staff - 21 August, 2020

The Chora church was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1511. In 1945, Turkey'c council of ministers had passed a decree to convert it into a museum.

Culture and History