Doreswamy

Legendary freedom fighter and Civil Rights activist Harohalli Srinivasaiah Doreswamy popularly known as HS Doreswamy breathed his last yesterday. The 103 year-old Gandhian, who kept the ‘conscience of Karnataka till his very last breath, and was the tallest public intellectual, who appeased none and spared none‘ would be remembered for his enthusiasm for public causes … Continue reading Legendary freedom fighter HS Doreswamy is no more →

Trivialisation of the freedom struggle is in the Hindutva gene, which seeks a theocracy, not an independent republic. “Though this be madness yet there is method in it.” Hamlet, William Shakespeare. The saffron brigade’s ever-readiness to stigmatise people holding differing opinions and dissenting voices reached a new low recently. Perhaps it was the saddest day … Continue reading Not Just Doreswamy, India’s Idea of Independence is Being Debased →