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Ramachandra Guha
Ramachandra Guha is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Ramachandra Guha: Despite denouncing the Mughal and British empires, Modi is imitating their hubris
To cater to the prime minister’s vanity, a mere cricket stadium in Ahmedabad or even a Bharat Ratna certainly will not do.
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Ramachandra Guha: If Adityanath becomes prime minister, what could India expect?
He would most likely be Narendra Modi on steroids.
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Ramachandra Guha: How Gandhi discarded reactionary prejudices to embrace more egalitarian positions
On the anniversary of his assassination, tracking his moral evolution.
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Trending
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India loses its status as ‘free’ in Freedom House’s 2021 report
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Coronavirus: 45-year-old man dies minutes after receiving second dose of vaccine in Thane
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Can god be disproved using the laws of physics? An expert explains how it depends on perspective
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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‘Unusual to name landmark after living prime minister’: Finance Minister Sitharaman’s husband
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Ramachandra Guha: In praise of the NMML archivists who helped a thousand researchers bloom
The person who best embodied the institution’s spirit and character was a scholar named Dr Hari Dev Sharma.
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Ramachandra Guha: In defence of the draw
The draw is central to the magic and mystique of cricket, and not for cricketing reasons alone.
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Ramachandra Guha: Under cover of Covid-19, Modi regime has stepped up its attack on Indian democracy
It has aimed its battering ram at the Indian Parliament, Indian federalism, the Indian press and Indian civil society organisations.
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Watch: ‘Pet whisperer’ takes care of abandoned animals in Fukushima’s restricted nuclear zone
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Sydney: Sikhs in car attacked allegedly by other Indians for perceived support to farmers’ protests
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Watch: Delivery man catches three-year-old girl who fell from the twelfth floor of a building
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Watch: This man was arrested for blocking Ajay Devgn’s car and urging the actor to support farmers
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‘Unusual to name landmark after living prime minister’: Finance Minister Sitharaman’s husband
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‘The real Chipko’: How Shekhar Pathak wrote the first exhaustive, people’s history of the movement
Pathak’s new book focuses on the ordinary, often unlettered, men, women and children who shaped the forest rights struggle.
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Ramachandra Guha: Gandhi said RSS was ‘communal with a totalitarian outlook’ – and that’s still true
The Hindutva organisation’s ideology can be summarised in six words: We shall show Muslims their place.
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Ramachandra Guha: Why the great Don Bradman wouldn’t be the skipper of my Australian Dream Eleven
Memories of an Indian fan watching – and hearing about – legends from Down Under.
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The Reel
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‘Voyagers’ trailer: In sci-fi movie, a space mission goes horribly out of control
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Netflix 2021 slate: Films ‘Haseen Dillruba’ and ‘Navarasa’, Madhuri Dixit series and Ray tribute
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The IAWRT festival is back – and here is what you need to watch
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‘Flight’ trailer: Mohit Chadda is on a plane ride from hell
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‘Dhamaka’ teaser: Ram Madhvani’s thriller stars Kartik Aaryan as a news anchor
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Ramachandra Guha: Why the great Don Bradman wouldn’t be the skipper of my Australian Dream Eleven
Memories of an Indian fan watching – and hearing about – legends from Down Under.
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Ramachandra Guha: When I was asked to help write a biography of Adani – and other near-misses
Reflections on ‘authorised’ biographies.
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Ramachandra Guha: A tribute to ES Reddy, the father of my journey as a Gandhi scholar
For this South African activist-scholar, courage and wisdom went hand in hand with compassion and rectitude.
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The Field
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Virat Kohli equals MS Dhoni’s record of most Tests as India captain
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INDvENG, 4th Test, Day 1: Axar, Siraj strike before Bairstow, Stokes take visitors to 74/3 at lunch
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Qatar Open: Muguruza beats defending champ Sabalenka; Svitolina, Azarenka reach quarters
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Top seed Medvedev stunned by Lajovic in opener, Rublev beats Murray at Rotterdam
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Premier League: Manchester United lose ground on City after draw at Palace, Burnley hold Leicester