by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Nov 8, 2023 | Business & Infrastructure
Business of Elegant Embroidery How the thriving Lambani craft of making female attires is in continuation with the rich heritage of erstwhile nomadic Lambanis, and has now diversified to a range of daily use items Green valleys encompassed by spectacular hills...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Oct 25, 2023 | Governance
How Coins Reflect Sovereignty A humble one paisa has historical significance In all likelihood, most millennials will see stamps and coins only in philatelic and numismatic museums. What the internet and courier services have done to stamps, postcards, inland...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Oct 6, 2023 | Governance
Bharat is also Hindustan On the eve of Independence, all three names — Hindustan, Bharat (also Bharata), and India — coexisted in the subcontinent. Hind was also constantly used as in Jai Hind, the battle cry that Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, and Bose proclaimed at the...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Aug 24, 2023 | Governance
Renaming West Bengal Many attempts to change the name of West Bengal have met political and legal hurdles In August 1947, of the 11 provinces of British India, seven — Assam, Bombay, Bihar Central Provinces & Berar, Orissa, Madras, and United Provinces —...
by Sanjeev Chopra, IAS (Retd) | Aug 7, 2023 | Governance
Dealing with Political Asymmetry It is time for a second states reorganisation commission to examine all demands for smaller states afresh The less populous US has 50 states and the more homogenous China has 34 administrative regions, why shouldn’t India...
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