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Narasimha Rao knew 17 languages, today we are asking — why learn Hindi: Naidu
July 16, 2025 4:14 am
During a lecture on ‘The life and legacy of former PM Shri PV Narasimha Rao’, Naidu termed him a “great statesman” and “visionary” who changed the future of India
Held after Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, how the 1991 elections heralded change for India under PV Narasimha Rao
May 23, 2024 12:16 pm
PV Narasimha Rao was the first Prime Minister from outside the Nehru-Gandhi family to complete his five-year tenure. Two events under his govt changed India forever — the liberalisation of the economy, and the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. Read more in part 10 of our series on the history of Indian elections.
May 8, 1984, Forty Years Ago: P V Narasimha Rao tries to break ethnic deadlock in Sri Lanka
May 08, 2024 4:22 am
Rival groups of Sikhs in Birmingham at a conference almost came to blows over a resolution demanding an independent and sovereign Khalistan.
President confers Bharat Ratna on ex-PMs Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, 2 others posthumously
March 31, 2024 8:01 am
The awards to Rao, Singh, Thakur and Swaminathan were received by their kin.
P V Narasimha Rao steered reforms but shunned spotlight
February 10, 2024 7:56 am
In a climate hostile towards economic liberalisation, P V Narasimha Rao spearheaded & backed his carefully-chosen team of ministers, officials
Sanjaya Baru writes: Why Narasimha Rao had to wait for 33 years after 1991 for the Bharat Ratna
February 10, 2024 6:04 pm
Rao's political leadership of India's economic turnaround and subsequent rise laid the foundations of a truly New and Rising India. Bharat Ratna to him now smacks of political opportunism
Bharat Ratna for P V Narasimha Rao: Congress’s Achilles heel, the PM it 'forgot'
February 10, 2024 1:49 am
Sonia Gandhi, with whom the former PM shared a frosty relationship, says, “I welcome it. Why not?”
Narasimha Rao's tenure opened India to global markets: Modi on Bharat Ratna to former PM
February 09, 2024 1:57 pm
Former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh as well as agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan will be honoured with the Bharat Ratna.
Told Narasimha Rao not to depend on BJP's assurances on Babri, he didn’t heed advice: Pawar
August 09, 2023 2:02 pm
NCP chief’s comments came at a panel discussion after the launch of journalist Neerja Chowdhury’s new book How Prime Ministers Decide.
P V Narasimha Rao, 10th Prime Minister who ushered in economic reforms
June 28, 2023 5:31 pm
In 1991, when Narasimha Rao assumed the office of the Prime Minister, the country was facing challenges on various fronts but the biggest problem was the economic crisis
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