From N.C.’s Writings
The following piece, which appeared within a fortnight of the demolition of the Babri Masjid (December 6, 1992), is being reproduced on the twentyfirst anniversary of that infamous event.
To build a temple to mark the (...)
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In the Name of Ram
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Fixing India’s Bilateral Investment Treaty Framework
7 December 2013, by Kavaljit SinghIn October 2013, Khaitan Holdings Mauritius Ltd (KHML), a Mauritius-registered company owning 26 per cent equity in Loop Telecom, slapped an international arbitration notice against the Indian Government seeking a compensation of US $1.4 billion (...) -
An Idiot for PM?: (Non-)Sense of History in NaMo
7 December 2013, by Subhash Gatade‘Though this be madness yet there is method in it’ —Hamlet, Shakespeare
The 2014 elections aren’t merely about changing the government. The rhetoric ahead of the polls makes one believe that it’s an attempt at once to change historical narratives (...) -
Remembering Chinmohan Sehanavis on his Birth Centenary
7 December 2013, by SCThroughout the forties of the last century a cultural movement had grown in Bengal—some had characterised it as ‘yet another renaissance’ by comparing it with the social reform movement in the province in the nineteenth century—and among the major (...) -
A Rare Gem
7 December 2013One Who Knew Him
On May 19 in Calcutta there passed away a man the greatness of whose peronality could be perceived in its full magnitude in the days and weeks after his departure. And as months and years will pass what he has achieved through (...) -
Brahmo Samaj and Toiling People
7 December 2013, by Chinmohan SehanavisA very sound criterion for judging the character of any social movement, is its attitude towards the toiling people, denizens of the “lower depths” of the society. This is particularly so because it has a very pertinent relevance to our (...) -
India-China Relations: Conflicting Claims and Strategic Interests
7 December 2013, by Latika NathIndia-China relations over the years have seen a meandering course. Decades ago India supported a young communist China, making every effort to end its isolation at the international level. Today Sino-Indian relations have moved away in (...) -
Nehru versus Patel
7 December 2013, by Kuldip NayarIndia’s interests would have been served better if Sardar Patel, in place of Jawaharlal Nehru, had been the country’s Prime Minister. This hypothetical possibility had been voiced by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during the poll campaign (...) -
Win or Lose for the Kejriwal Juggernaut? Either Way, it Could Make a Difference
7 December 2013, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
Essentially Arvind Kejriwal is a political accident, the kind that flashes across the scene one moment and is forgotten the next. But his movement is making a buzz that no one can deny. While his ideas are a contributing factor, the (...) -
Nikhilda
7 December 2013, by Barun Das GuptaNikhilda was brought into journalism by Puran Chandra Joshi, better known as P.C. Joshi, during the Bengal famine of 1943. Joshi was the General Secretary of the CPI at that time. Before that, for a brief period, Nikhilda had taught history in (...)
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