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Intellectuals

  • How BK Sarkar’s visits to Japan and China helped him critique the West with his Young Asia theory

    How BK Sarkar’s visits to Japan and China helped him critique the West with his Young Asia theory

    Sugata Bose
    · Feb 26, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • Why are Hegel’s writings on philosophy so difficult to read? Or are they really?

    Why are Hegel’s writings on philosophy so difficult to read? Or are they really?

    Robert Stern, The Conversation
    · Dec 16, 2022 · 05:30 pm
  • A politician questioned the credentials of Bengal’s most respected living poet. Everyone jumped in

    A politician questioned the credentials of Bengal’s most respected living poet. Everyone jumped in

    Shinjini Basu
    · May 19, 2018 · 07:30 am
  • India’s 5 most important public intellectuals – and what this list says about our national discourse

    India’s 5 most important public intellectuals – and what this list says about our national discourse

    Dhruva Jaishankar
    · Feb 06, 2018 · 08:00 am
  • Readers’ comments: ‘Intellectuals should critique instead of just criticising’

    Readers’ comments: ‘Intellectuals should critique instead of just criticising’

    Scroll
    · Sep 20, 2017 · 10:30 pm