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Book Review

An Elegy for Gandhi’s Un-Gandhian India

When you retrace Gandhi’s steps to Dandi you get to understand what ‘vikas’ means and what it does not mean for Gujarat and for all of India today. A most unusual book about a most unusual journey.

▶20-Feb-2023

Sudhir Chandra

Was India the Mother of Democracy?

There are claims that the roots of democratic institutions can be found in ancient India. Studies have shown that such institutions have existed not only in India but also in other parts of the world…

▶06-Feb-2023

Sumit Guha

Review

Gone Native, But Not As We Know It

A narrative history reminds us of the exceptional Westerners who, during the high noon of Empire, went against the tide to engage with India and fight for the country's freedom.

▶28-Nov-2022

Venu Madhav Govindu

Who are the True Founding Fathers and Mothers of Indian Democracy?

India’s founding fathers and mothers contributed in multiple ways to the establishment of democracy in the country. Some of those mentioned by the prime minister on 15 August did not make such…

▶05-Sep-2022

Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd, Pallikonda Manikanta

Review Article

Book Review

Life with the Mahatma

The first volume of the translation of the diaries of Manu Gandhi, niece of Mohandas Gandhi, give a detailed account of life at the Aga Khan Palace jail in Pune where the Mahatma was interned during…

▶26-Nov-2019

Rudrangshu Mukherjee