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Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Gopalkrishna Gandhi read English Literature at St Stephen’s College, Delhi. A civil servant and diplomat, he was Governor of West Bengal, 2004-2009. He is currently Distinguished Professor of History and Politics at Ashoka University

Articles by Gopalkrishna Gandhi

An Independence Day message from Red Fort

Red Fort has witnessed the fabric of India’s social cohesion being torn, shredded repeatedly, only to see it becoming whole again. (Raj K Raj/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 14, 2025 15:14 IST

Silence on portents of a global conflict

TOPSHOT - Palestinians warm by the fire in the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 16, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Hamas militant group. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Updated on Nov 17, 2024 16:10 IST

HT@100 | India’s conscience keeper

Mahatma Gandhi and Ghanshyam Das Birla (left) leave for London to attend the Second Round Table Conference in 1931. GD Birla became a majority shareholder of Hindustan Times after it became a Limited Liability Company in 1927.
Updated on Sep 21, 2024 19:53 IST

Of freedoms gained, lost, and gained again

TOPSHOT - An aerial view shows school students carrying a large Indian national flag on a road during the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign on the eve of the country's Independence Day celebrations in Vijayawada on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP) (AFP)
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 15:44 IST

Two young girls, from Gurugram and Hathras

FILE PHOTO: Relatives mourn the death of stampede victims in Daunkeli village, Hathras district, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo (REUTERS)
Updated on Jul 11, 2024 15:37 IST