Whither My Civilization?

My reading, confessedly poor, so far leads me to regard Edward Gibbon (08 May 1737 – 16 January 1794) as the historian most gifted...

Ennuied With Politics

In a manner of saying, I do not have political views. I lay great emphasis on the words ‘in a manner of saying’, for...

Objective Historiography

The two debonair cognoscenti Dr. Shashi Tharoor and Dr. Vikram Sampath appeared on the India Today Conclave a few days ago for the purpose...

The Bose Perplexion

The Tragic Hero So essential is liberty to man, that an altruistic fight for the purpose of freedom almost universally invites pure adulation; though...

The doors of providence

Tend as I do to gallivant in the realm of overthought, it is easy to adopt an air of philosophization, albethat the process I...