Hunger Strikes Have Long Served as a Tool of Nonviolent Protest The actions are almost always political, and governments sometimes resort to force-feeding, a practice denounced as inhumane. But deaths like that of a Palestinian prisoner this week are uncommon.
Indian Textbooks Purged of Material Modi’s Party Finds Objectionable The changes removed or shrank references to Hindu extremism, the country’s secular foundation and India’s long Muslim history.
Gandhi’s Life in Photos, 75 Years After His Assassination Known as the father of Indian independence, his concept of nonviolent resistance to fight injustice has inspired political movements around the world.
India’s Partition: A History in Photos The division set off communal violence and displaced millions, changing the face and geopolitics of South Asia.