Naming Your India Book: A Pocket Guide - NYTimes.com:
I have been an admirer of Patrick French since the days he wrote Liberty or Death. But in the present list of books on India, French has omitted some very important books like Ronald B Inden's Imagining India, Indiana University Press, 2000 and Sunil Khilnani's Idea of India, Penguin Books, 1998.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Reconciling Gandhi With Ambedkar - NYTimes.com
Reconciling Gandhi With Ambedkar - NYTimes.com:
Dr Ramchandra Guha, a historian made to order, only tries to be politically correct and in the process is economical with truth.
Dr Ramchandra Guha, a historian made to order, only tries to be politically correct and in the process is economical with truth.
Economics Journal: The Price of Political Dynasties - India Real Time - WSJ
Economics Journal: The Price of Political Dynasties - India Real Time - WSJ:
The writer argues here that dynastic politics in India has not only affected the polity, but economy as well. In fact, dynastic politics dehumanises our soul and destroys the moral fabric of society.
The writer argues here that dynastic politics in India has not only affected the polity, but economy as well. In fact, dynastic politics dehumanises our soul and destroys the moral fabric of society.
Monday, March 19, 2012
David Rieff for Democracy Journal: Democracy No!
David Rieff for Democracy Journal: Democracy No!:
America's record of promoting democracy has neither been sincere nor genuine; often it has been strategic. Had the US been serious in its support of democracy it could not have supported dictatorial Pakistan against democratic India. However, it must be admitted that American scholars don't hesitate to hold mirror to their own society and government.
America's record of promoting democracy has neither been sincere nor genuine; often it has been strategic. Had the US been serious in its support of democracy it could not have supported dictatorial Pakistan against democratic India. However, it must be admitted that American scholars don't hesitate to hold mirror to their own society and government.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
उत्तर आधुनिकता और ‘मार्क्स के प्रेत’ - Postmodernism and the ghost of Marx ' - www.bhaskar.com
उत्तर आधुनिकता और ‘मार्क्स के प्रेत’ - Postmodernism and the ghost of Marx ' - www.bhaskar.com:
The confusion that goes in the name of Post Modernism.
The confusion that goes in the name of Post Modernism.
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