Historian of modern India, biographer of Gandhi. Retweets not necessarily endorsements.
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Is Gandhi the most misunderstood individual of the 20th century? The man we know as the "Father of the Nation" has provoked the most furious arguments. Having studied Gandhi for decades, I am delighted to announce the publication of my new book, ARGUMENTS WITH GANDHI, where I examine the engagement with his ideas of a range of global figures, from Ambedkar and Nehru to Mandela and Martin Luther King.
Pre-order here: bit.ly/4zPJGHe
I'll be signing copies of "Arguments with Gandhi" at Mumbai's Trilogy Bookshop on Sunday, 25th October, 1030 am onwards.
At this year’s @litlivemumbai , I shall be in conversation with Naresh Fernandes, the brilliant editor of @scroll_in . The session is titled “Gandhi Matters”, and will be held at the NCPA’s Experimental Theatre, 24th October, 630 pm onwards.
@tajmahalfoxtrot
The critic Ira Pande in @thetribunechd : “There is possibly no part of Gandhi’s life, philosophy and writing that Guha has not studied and written brilliantly on.”
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Ramachandra Guha: India’s classical music unites faiths. Its syncretic heritage must be preserved scroll.in/article/1096470/ra…
Our classical music is the greatest achievement of Indian civilisation, and it would be tragic if its inherently pluralist and syncretic character falls prey to the polarising poison of Hindutva. My column in @ttindia :
telegraphindia.com/opinion/n…
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At The Lecture, @Ram_Guha was in conversation with @Apoorvanand__ at the India International Centre to mark the launch of Arguments with Gandhi.
A book about the people who challenged Gandhi, the arguments they made, and why questioning our icons matters.
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@Ram_Guha tells you why he reads The India Forum.
Readers, we are looking towards you to raise Rs 30 lakhs by 15 November, to cover half our annual budget. Please donate here and help us reach our goal: the-india-forum.danamojo.org…
Another report by the @IndianExpress documenting the personal and institutional corruption that marks the Modi regime:
indianexpress.com/article/ex…
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You’ve heard a lot about Umar Khalid through the media. But amid the media witch-hunt against him, there has been very little space for him to speak for himself, especially since he’s spent the last six years in jail.
So I want to tell you a little about my friend Umar, in his own words, as shared with his family and friends.
Ramachandra Guha: 70 years ago, Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism struck a blow against caste system scroll.in/article/1096395/ra…
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Waving the Tricolour at Jantar Mantar in a peaceful protest is not a crime. Jailing youth for it is an act of cowardice.
Students. Youth. Journalists. The INDIA bloc. Different banners, one cause. All protests are one: citizens demanding their constitutional rights.
Jantar Mantar belongs to the people of India. We will reclaim it.
The historian and diplomat TCA Raghavan reviews ARGUMENTS WITH GANDHI in Open Magazine:
“Guha’s sympathetic but probing reappraisal of Gandhi is a most timely, thoughtful and stimulating read”.
@tca_raghavan @Openthemag @HarperCollinsIN
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Am reposting this piece of 2008 on the legacy of Sukumar Sen, India’s first (and arguably greatest) Election Commissioner. It is his foundational work that the current CEC seeks to destroy. Do read:
telegraphindia.com/opinion/a…
Reposting my 2018 tribute to the great Indian economist Jean Drèze, written after I visited him in Jharkhand.
telegraphindia.com/opinion/a…
My conversation with @BBCHindi
on the student protests against the Modi regime (and why Mahatma Gandhi might have endorsed them):
youtu.be/ZmR9NYCMLtc?si=6uBE…
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Abhijeet Dipke DETAINED!
Saurav Das DETAINED!
Ashutosh Ranka DETAINED!
To save his traitor friend, the dictator has declared war against his own citizens!
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The dictator would rather shut down the entire national capital and inconvenience millions of citizens than allow a peaceful protest at a designated protest site.
Imagine how many lives would be affected because of this shutdown by Modi.
I much enjoyed speaking to @RamaNewDelhi about my new book " Arguments with Gandhi". Do listen:
youtu.be/BoX75X4eY1E?si=afC1… via @YouTube
Ramachandra Guha retweeted
Dr. @Ram_Guha is in Delhi today to sign copies of Arguments with Gandhi.
Meet the acclaimed historian and biographer at:
📍 @midlandbook, Hauz Khas — 3 PM
📍 @Bahrisons_books, Khan Market — 6 PM
📍 @BookshopInc, Lodi Colony — 7 PM
Come step into the arguments behind the legend.
From Partha Pratim Hazarika’s review of my new book in the Assam Tribune: “For readers familiar with Guha’s earlier Gandhi biographies, Arguments with Gandhi offers a different experience. It is more thematic, argumentative and reflective. For readers encountering Gandhi afresh, it provides an introduction not simply to the Mahatma, but to the remarkable intellectual world surrounding him. ... Arguments with Gandhi is less a book that closes the debate on Gandhi than one that invites a new generation to enter it.”
@parthatribune @HarperCollinsIN
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