The year 2019 marks the 101 year following the 7th November 1917 Revolution in Russia. Although over a century ago these events impact upon us still today, throwing out an echo that reverberates throughout the world. In this article, written for the 100 year the anniversay of these events, Roger Silverman talks about how the Russian revolution remains a constant spectre at the feast of the … [Read more...]
Centenary Year of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Lal Khan writes about the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on April 12, 1919, carried out by the British army during the British empire’s occupation of India. In the late spring of 1919, green meadows in the fertile plains of Punjab were acquiring a golden hue with the sun’s rising radiance. It was the onset of harvest time. A century ago the near-absence of pollution, the air would have been … [Read more...]