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Somak Mukherjee
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Ranajit Guha (1923-2023): The thinker and historian was also an idealistic political activist
To understand Guha’s global yet deeply rooted soul, it is important to understand the kinships he developed grounded in political commitment.
Somak Mukherjee
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Ranajit Guha, India’s oldest living historian, starts his 100th year with a dazzling legacy
Guha, who retired from teaching in 1988 but didn’t stop writing, is one of the most influential south Asian historians today.
Somak Mukherjee
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Missing the World Cup? Here’s what some of the world’s finest authors wrote about football
“I quickly learned that the ball never came to you where you expected it. This helped me in life, above all in the metropolis.”
Somak Mukherjee
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Zadie Smith’s new book proves that some novelists can be engaging essayists too
‘Feel Free’, Zadie Smith’s second book of essays, shows astonishing range but offers a consistent conversation.
Somak Mukherjee
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Legendary essayist Susan Sontag’s short fiction unlocks a different, intimate self of the writer
All of the scholar and critic’s short stories have now been brought together in one volume.
Somak Mukherjee