Articles by Mridula Mukherjee
NCERT tweaks appear politically motivated
The giveaway in the story is the choice of chapters and passages selected for deletion. The only full chapter knocked out is on the Mughal period.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 07:21 PM IST
A commitment to the democratic ideals was Nehru’s mark on polls
Jawaharlal Nehru’s stamp on the first election is unmistakable. He not only personally led the election campaign on behalf of the Congress with great gusto, but seemed rejuvenated to leave the secretariat in Delhi for the open air of the maidans
Published on Oct 26, 2021 09:20 PM IST
Mridula Mukherjee
Blaming the Congress for Partition is a travesty
History matters. With the British continuing to give the veto to Jinnah, that the Congress, with great reluctance, to avoid civil war, and because it was left with no choice, “agreed” to Partition
Updated on Dec 13, 2019 07:41 PM IST
Mridula Mukherjee