During periods of political turmoil, literature becomes a weapon of protest. Nowhere is this clearer than in the Progressive Writers’ Movement (PWM) of India, a literary movement that started in the 1930s. Spurred by Marxist philosophy, anti-imperialist sentiment, and the international socialist tide sweeping over the world, the PWM brought together writers of poetry, fiction, […]Read More
Today we enjoy multiple rights and freedom of speech, but many of us take these rights for granted. We don’t realise how and why the previous generations fought for their rights. One such movement is the suffrage movement. Suffrage refers to the right to vote in elections, a fundamental element of democracy. The suffrage movement was a […]Read More
Guru Nanak, born on April 15, 1469, in the village of Rāi Bhoi Dī Talvaṇḍī (now Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan), is the revered first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth anniversary, celebrated as Guru Nanak Gurpurab, falls on Katak Pooranmashi (the full moon of Kathak, which corresponds to October–November). Nanak’s teachings transcend religious boundaries, […]Read More