Speaking to a house full of eager listeners in Chandigarh, Ahmed elaborated that following the violent incidents to the Mahatma’s call for “Quit India”, the entire Congress leadership was imprisoned for long years: “This gave the opportunity to Jinnah to pursue his Pakistan plan without any hindrance”
“Art is not a luxury of the well-to-do. The poor man needs it as much in his cottage-building, his pots, his floor decorations his clay-deities and in many other ways.” Says Rabindranath Tagore, in his message to the village Industries’ Association.
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee began his political life critical of some movements and strategies adopted by Mahatma Gandhi and was similarly opposed to the policies of Jawaharlal Nehru, according to a new biography.