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S Irfan Habib

Maulana Azad: A new biography visits the life of the man who became India’s first education minister

An excerpt from ‘Maulana Azad: A Life,’ by S Irfan Habib.

S Irfan Habib
· Feb 03, 2023 · 08:30 am
When did nationalism acquire its ugly manifestation? Looking to pre-independent India holds answer

S Irfan Habib reflects on the history of Indian nationalism and assembles essential writing on the nation by prominent Indians in a new book.

S Irfan Habib
· Dec 26, 2017 · 05:30 pm
Those who seek to appropriate Bose and Bhagat Singh would do well to learn about their politics

India's Born Again nationalists consciously ignore their ideology, ideals and intellectual inheritance.

S Irfan Habib
· Jun 19, 2016 · 06:30 pm