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Mountbatten showered praise on Nehru for his restraint on Kashmir : 'Being the Other'

In this excerpt from the book 'Being the Other: The Muslim in India' veteran journalist Saeed Naqvi follows Ian Stephens, editor of The Statesman, as he records events while trying to report on the Kashmir issue in its making, days after the nation had gained independence.

Nationalism cannot be without its limits: 'On Nationalism'

In this excerpt from her essay titled 'Reflections on Nationalism and History' historian Romila Thapar considers the fraught definitions of nationalism.

Emotions or opinions cannot be stifled by legislation: ‘On Nationalism’

In this extract from his essay ‘Nationalism and its contemporary discontents in India’ lawyer and historian AG Noorani talks about the roots of sedition

RSS’ effort has been to reach out to an ‘authentic’ India of the hoary past: 'On Nationalism'

In this excerpt from his book ‘On Nationalism’, Sadanand Menon explores the cultural ideas behind the nation state

Aleph co-publisher quits over decision to withdraw Doniger's 'The Hindus'

Ravi Singh was reportedly uncomfortable with the way the decision to withdraw the book was taken.