International titles by leading authors such as Khaled Hosseini, Neil Gaiman and Yuval Noah Harari will add diversity to the literary space in the coming month. They will be joined by commentator-writer Gurcharan Das, who has penned a comprehensive volume on how to cherish desire, and historian Ramachandra Guha, whose[Read More…]
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BJP sends legal notice to Ramachandra Guha over statement on Gauri Lankesh murder
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sent a legal notice to historian Ramachandra Guha on Monday for his comment after the murder of Journalist Gauri Lankesh. The noted historian had alleged the killers of Lankesh could be from Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). Guha had said that the climate of hate and intolerance[Read More…]
Ramachandra Guha praises Nitish Kumar, says give him a chance to lead UPA
Making another out-of-the-box statement, noted historian, Ramachandra Guha, has suggested a way for the Congress party to revive its power at the Centre. Calling for a massive change in Congress leadership, Guha suggested that the party can only regain its prominence by projecting Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, as the[Read More…]
Superstar culture distorting Indian cricket contracts, says Ramachandra Guha
Historian Ramachandra Guha might have cited personal reasons for quitting from his position in the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators of the BCCI, but there is more to the story than what meets the eyes. In a strongly worded letter to chairman Vinod Rai, Guha has spared no one. He[Read More…]
Ramachandra Guha resigns from Committee of Administrators appointed by SC
Noted historian Ramachandra Guha resigned as member of the four-member Committee of Administrators appointed by the Supreme Court. CoA was appointed to execute the Lodha panel recommendations on the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Guha was one of the members of the CoA. It is led by former[Read More…]
Getting threats for criticising BJP, PM Modi: Ramachandra Guha
Noted writer-historian Ramachandra Guha on Tuesday said that he had been getting “identical threat mails” warning him not to be critical towards PM Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The historian also clarified that such mails were a “routine affair” and it was “nothing serious”. The 58-year-old also[Read More…]