[ad_1] The relationship between temples and the sovereign evolved over hundreds of years and has been one of great interest to scholars. Academics Arjun Appadurai and Carol A Breckenridge studied temples in Chennai and Madurai to show how the deity in a temple was considered to be the “paradigmatic sovereign”. The daily rituals followed in … Read more
[ad_1] Bookcovers designed by Arun Gokul | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Book cover designer Arun Gokul says that when it comes to the attention book cover designers get in Kerala, it is 1/8 demy size. This measures 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches, and is the traditional measurement of a book like a textbook or a … Read more
[ad_1] When one considers the contradictions between the Enlightenment’s stated ideals and their practical implementation, for example, if we take the case of the American Revolution, which was one of the earliest implementations of the movement inspired by Enlightenment principles such as liberty, equality, and natural rights, and note that it coexisted with chattel slavery, … Read more
[ad_1] At a recent dinner party, the conversation veered towards the Rs 91,000-crore Great Nicobar project and, much to the host’s discomfort, opinions flew thick and fast. “Development without destruction” and “ecologically sensitive zone’ were some of the buzzwords that were exchanged. It ended on a cogitative note when a guest innocently wondered what the … Read more
[ad_1] Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday stated that it had cancelled an event scheduled for August 10 to discuss jailed activist Umar Khalid’s book Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power. The university’s School of Social Sciences had granted permission for the event, which was to be held on the occasion of the … Read more
[ad_1] Student leader Umar Khalid. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini A book discussion on “Fractured Communities: Adivasi Histories and the Politics of Power,” authored by Umar Khalid, scheduled for Monday (August 10, 2026) at Jawaharlal Nehru University, has been shifted from its originally designated venue, the students’ union said on Sunday (August 9, 2026). … Read more
[ad_1] लेखिका तसलीमा नसरीन 18 साल, 8 महीने और 10 दिन बाद कोलकाता की धरती पर कदम रखीं. लाल बॉर्डर वाली सफेद साड़ी पहनीं तसलीमा ने अपनी एक तस्वीर सोशल मीडिया पर साझा की है. शनिवार, 1 अगस्त को कोलकाता के रवींद्र सदन में उनकी एक पुस्तक का विमोचन होगा. तस्लीमा के पोस्टर शहर भर … Read more
[ad_1] I met Anurag Banerjee just after his friend’s poetry reading at the Shillong Literature Festival. He has a kind of easy, affable presence that draws interruptions: he left one friend to walk with me, was stopped mid-sentence by another during our conversation, and ran into someone else as soon as we finished. In a … Read more
[ad_1] In the recently published book Speaking of History, a conversation between historian Romila Thapar and Namit Arora, the writer and social critic who also practises public history, the participants touch upon many interesting matters of cultural and social history that provoke further conversations. Since a large part of the book revolves around India’s cultural … Read more
[ad_1] What makes the growth and structural transformation history of India particularly interesting is the fact of a major turnaround in economic growth that also allowed some of the stymied structural transformations to be turned around, even if partially and differentially. These changes defy easy explanations, especially for the underperformance of the planning era. For … Read more