Tag Archives: Gandhi, Mohandas K

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 19, 2022
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When Architects Made Worlds

MoMA explores an era of sweeping change, when South Asian architects — pioneering women, among them — redefined the postcolonial era and helped construct new nation states.

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The New York Times 8:32 pm on May 13, 2021
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Overlooked No More: Usha Mehta, Freedom Fighter Against British Rule in India

At 22, she helped establish the underground station Congress Radio, which amplified Mahatma Gandhi’s message of rebellion.

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The New York Times 5:28 am on September 3, 2020
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The Forgotten Colonial Forces of World War II

“There’s a scattered memory of their sacrifice all over Europe.” The Allied powers relied on colonial troops to defeat the Axis, but their contributions are not often recognized.

#bose-subhas-chandra, #colonization, #defense-and-military-forces, #gandhi-mohandas-k, #india, #secession-and-independence-movements, #world-war-ii-1939-45

The New York Times 4:00 pm on August 28, 2020
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Today’s Chefs Are Honoring a Vital Tradition: Feeding the Revolution

As Americans have taken to the streets demanding racial justice, restaurants and nonprofits have provided meals for them, building upon a long legacy of food as resistance.

#black-lives-matter-movement, #cooking-and-cookbooks, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #floyd-george-d-2020, #food, #gandhi-mohandas-k, #george-floyd-protests-2020, #hoover-j-edgar, #hunger-strikes, #marie-antoinette-1755-93

The New York Times 9:00 am on August 12, 2020
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Why Kamala Harris Matters to Me

As an Indian-American professor of African-American history, I am experiencing Biden’s vice-presidential pick as a personal gift.

#asian-americans, #black-people, #civil-rights-movement-1954-68, #democratic-party, #gandhi-mohandas-k, #harris-kamala-d, #indian-americans, #james-lawson, #lewis-john-r, #presidential-election-of-2020, #race-and-ethnicity, #slavery-historical, #united-states-politics-and-government, #voting-rights-act-1965