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Ramachandra Guha: The open-mindedness and liberalism that united André Béteille and Madhav Gadgil

A tribute to two mentors who passed away recently.

22.02.2026 30

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Ramachandra Guha: Aggressive majoritarianism crippled Pakistan. Will India fare differently?

08.02.2026 10

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Ramachandra Guha: How the murder of trade union leader Shankar Guha Niyogi hurt India

25.01.2026 20

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Ramachandra Guha: Ruling Congress’s record in Karnakata is lacklustre – but it can still make amends

11.01.2026 10

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Ramachandra Guha: In praise of Dr Umar Khalid, from one historian to another

07.01.2026 40

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Ramachandra Guha: Gandhi, Lenin and the antidote to democratic backsliding

28.12.2025 30

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Ramachandra Guha: Lessons that my parents taught me, quietly and unselfconsciously

14.12.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: Notes for a play about a conversation between Nehru and Martin Luther King

16.11.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: Two writers whose thoughts on Palestine are worth recalling four decades later

19.10.2025 50

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Ramachandra Guha: Three Bengalurians who truly embody the spirit of the city

05.10.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha: As Uttarakhand turns 25, flawed development model takes the shine off celebrations

21.09.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: In a book on Nepal, a reminder of why India should learn more about its neighbours

07.09.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha: India is far from being Vishwa-Guru – but in cricket, it has become Vishwa-Bully

24.08.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha: A tribute to Rajmohan Gandhi, the writer with deep insights into India’s past

10.08.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: It is time for India to redeem its betrayed promises to Jammu and Kashmir

27.07.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: Remembering Yusuf Meherally, the Muslim socialist mayor of Mumbai

13.07.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha: Indira Gandhi vs Narendra Modi – whose regime has been worse?

29.06.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: Memories of the Emergency, 50 years after authoritarianism was vanquished

15.06.2025 30

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Ramachandra Guha: Trump’s attack on US universities are a tragedy for the entire world

01.06.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: How thinking patriots should view the renewed hyphenation of India with Pakistan

18.05.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha: In wake of Pahalgam, recalling Nehru’s advice on resisting Pakistan’s provocations

04.05.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha: In Gopal Gandhi’s new book, a personal, nuanced history of the country he loves

20.04.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: Ignored by the ‘national’ media, a disaster is unfolding in Great Nicobar

06.04.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: In battle against ‘Hindi imposition’, a war between two distinct visions of India

23.03.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha: Looking back at Europe’s hopes and fears, 35 years later

09.03.2025 10

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How Ramachandra Guha Became an Essayist

26.02.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?

23.02.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: In Lahore’s banishment of its pluralistic past lies a sharp warning for India

09.02.2025 10

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Ramachandra Guha: 75 years later, Ambedkar’s warnings about potential pitfalls have come true

26.01.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha: Manmohan Singh helped unshackle India’s economy – but also enabled Modi’s rise

12.01.2025 20

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Ramachandra Guha: ‘Baba’ Allauddin Khan’s musical family has brought me joy for 50 years

The first time I knew myself to be in the presence of greatness was while sitting under a shamiana in New Delhi’s Modern School sometime in the...

29.12.2024 10

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Ramachandra Guha: Remembering Rajmohan Gandhi’s warning about the ‘new Hindu separatism’

I have admired the historian and biographer, Rajmohan Gandhi, for many years, both for his books and for his abiding commitment to democracy and...

15.12.2024 9

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