Makarand R. Paranjape

Special to Gulf News

Articles from the author

My ten days in Israel

An Indian visitor’s journey through Israel, where heaven and hell coexist

Israeli soldiers at the Nova music festival in Re'im, Southern Israel

Narendra Modi has won hearts and transformed India

No Indian since Mahatma Gandhi has inspired the nation as much as Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Atal Tunnel, Rohtang on October 3, 2020. It is the longest highway tunnel in the world built at an altitude of 3000 meters. The 9.02 Km long tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley.

It was Modi’s magic that won Bihar elections

Word is BJP’s success in Bihar is a prelude of what is to come in Bengal polls next year

Prime Minister Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar being garlanded during an election rally at Paliganj in Patna on Wednesday.

UAE once again shows the path to tolerance

New laws will further enhance the atmosphere of coexistence in the UAE

UAE, already one of the most liberal, tolerant and open of Arab states, went official with some important changes.

Unity Day to remember Indira Gandhi and Sardar Patel

Patel is so important to Modi’s vision of new India that he built world’s tallest statue

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the celebrations of the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel the day also observed as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) at Statue of Unity in Kevadia on Saturday.

At 95, RSS today works for all Indians, not just Hindus

In soft Hindutva, it is prevailing in providing an alternative to Nehruvian socialism

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat performs 'Shastra Puja' on the occasion of Dussehra at the RSS headquarters in Nagpur, Sunday, October. 25, 2020.

Amit Shah still second most powerful leader after Modi

Amit Shah appears more moderate in contrast to his image as BJP’s hard-line strongman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and president of BJP Amit Shah gesture as they celebrate the victory in India's general elections, in New Delhi.

Learn from Mahatma Gandhi's ideals and combat COVID-19

Gandhi’s message: Fearless pursuit of the truth, righteousness can be the basis of health

Burj Khalifa displays Mahatma Gandhi's image on his 151st birth anniversary.

Modi's UN push: Heroic bid to improve India's standing

Modi stressed ancient civilizational values encapsulated by idea of vasudhaiva kutumbakam

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation on the occasion of 74th Independence Day from the Rampart of the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15

IPL 2020: The cricket and lure are not sanitised

Apart from politics and Bollywood, it is cricket that is India’s lifeblood

Chennai Super Kings' captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with Mumbai Indians' captain Rohit Sharma during the toss.

Kangana attack: Has Mumbai descended into 'goonda raj'?

BJP waiting in the wings to bring the alliance of convenience down in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut waves as she arrives at her office, where the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation conducted a demolition drive, at Pali Hill in Mumbai, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020.

If UAE, Israel can make peace, why not India, Pakistan

Message of hope in Middle East after years of conflict has set example for path of peace

The Emirati, Israeli and US flags sway in the wind at the Abu Dhabi airport at the arrival of the first-ever commercial flight from Israel to the UAE, on August 31, 2020. - A US-Israeli delegation including White House advisor Jared Kushner took off on a historic first direct commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi to mark the normalisation of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE

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