Opinions
Opinions from known and prominent personnel from various backgrounds like activism, academia, business and historical experience. Thought-provoking articles, insightful analyses, and diverse viewpoints await, encouraging meaningful conversations on the issues that matter.
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Moulana Peer Ali Khan: One of the forgotten heroes from India’s freedom struggle
Moulana Peer Ali Khan, who fought against the British military force declaring that sacrificing oneself in the cause of liberation of one’s motherland is a proof of one’s love for his country,…
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British officer who served Hyderabad Squadron, eager to visit Hyderabad after 75 years
A few weeks ago, Siasat.com had published an article about a donation made by the Nizam of Hyderabad to Great Britain which helped the Royal Air Force to enhance its strength. The Nizam had…
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My father, my teacher, philosopher and guide
Your mother is your first school. Absolutely true. Your mother is one who braved the untold hardships ever since you were a mere bump in her belly. She is the one who…
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Mikhail S. Gorbachev 1931 – 2022, a tragic hero
Soviet Union collapsed under Gorbachev’s watch but he was not responsible for it. To blame him is like blaming a doctor because he could not save a terminally ill cancer patient when…
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Demand for statehood for J&K turned into a political movement
A political movement has been set in motion for restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, which since October 31, 2019, is reeling from its degraded status of Union Territory, following the split…
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Ghulam Rasool Khan: Nawab of Kurnool who fought against East India Company
Ghulam Rasool Khan, the Nawab of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, who created terror among the officials of the East India Company, came to power in 1823. Since his childhood, Ghulam Rasool Khan…
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Time for introspection: How Prophet would have reacted towards his detractors?
Hyderabad: Men will wrangle for religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it; anything but live for it. That is exactly the case today. Not a day passes when we…
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Meet Haji Shariatullah who was source of inspiration for freedom fighters
Haji Shariatullah, who militantly led Farazi Movement that stood as a source of inspiration for several revolutionaries in the Indian Freedom Struggle, was born in 1780 in Bahadur / Banderlakola village, Faridpur…
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Azad’s September 4 tryst with J&K – a firm road ahead or beaten track
Ghulam Nabi Azad, hitherto known as the veteran leader of Congress for most of his 50-year-association with the grand old party of Indian politics, is attempting to redraw political map of the…
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Opinion: Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra could trigger the party’s revival
The 150-day, 3,500 km-long Padayatra, called Bharat Jodo Yatra, from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, starting on September 7 and passing through ten states and two Union Territories, may prove to be the biggest…
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Political revival of Congress may be difficult but not impossible
A day before his assassination on January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi proposed in his ‘ last will and testament to dissolve the Congress Party and replace it with a Lok Sevak Sangh…
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BJP working overtime to create sectarian and economic divide among Muslims
Hyderabad: It is not only the communal polarization of the society, the BJP is promoting in the country for its political agenda, but it is also working overtime to divide the Muslim…
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BJP’s 3-point strategy on Kashmir
BJP has become increasingly conscious of the fact that its development and peace narrative has not picked up as much pace as it should have in Kashmir. The massive goodwill and the…
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Is Raja Singh BJP’s ‘proud boy’?
Friday was trouble-free in Hyderabad setting to rest apprehensions of violence, as thousands and thousands of Muslims peacefully dispersed after performing Friday prayers showing exemplary patience, discipline and political maturity in the…
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Syed Mir Nisar Ali’s role in revolt against British rule in India
The Wahabi movement enjoyed a special status in the history of revolt against British rule in India, and Titu Mir, whose real name was Syed Mir Nisar Ali, added militancy to it. …
