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Vice-President Unveils C. Rajagopalachari’s Bust at Rashtrapati Bhavan

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New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan said on Monday that the unveiling of a bust of C. Rajagopalachari, replacing Edwin Lutyens’s bust, during the ‘Rajaji Utsav’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan represents another step in shedding the remnants of colonial influence.​ Addressing the audience, he emphasised that India’s movement away from colonial influence is not a single event but an ongoing transformation across governance, law, education, culture, and national identity, acc…

Rajasthan Governor Urges Educational Institutions to Uphold Quality Standards

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Jaipur, Jan 21 (IANS) Rajasthan Governor Haribhau Bagde has taken a tough stand against colleges and universities failing to meet academic standards, declaring that institutions must either improve the quality of higher education or shut down. He made it clear that there would be no compromise on educational quality in the state.Addressing a meeting of the Vice-Chancellors’ Coordination Committee, the Governor said that institutions lacking basic academic standards would not be allowed to func…

British Imperialism in 19th-Century India: The Paradox of Conquest and Exploitation

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New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The history of 19th-century India, as chronicled through the records of its foreign rulers, is a study in paradox. While the British East India Company (EIC) claimed to govern for the “welfare and happiness of the inhabitants”, providing “new and valuable property” and administering justice, the reality inferred from the parliamentary debates in London was far darker: a system burdened by immense debt, a stifled native press, and a fundamental relationship where Indians w…