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@Ram_Guha

Historian and Columnist, lapsed Marxist, failed cricketer; author of 'India After Gandhi' and 'Gandhi Before India'. Retweets not necessarily endorsements.

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    6 hours ago

    The St Mark's Circle media elite are finally going out to do some reporting in the real India, like Lutyens Delhi and SoBo.

    TNM is starting it's bureaus at New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Happy reading
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  2. 6 hours ago

    Deeply touched to read this cover story in on my work; many thanks to all the contributors for their critical engagement:

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    7 hours ago

    Some people don't have the guts to leave their parties, some people don't have the guts to stand up to Adani, some people don't have the guts to boycott venom spewing Tv channels; yet all display their bravery and purity by attacking .

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    Mar 31

    This piece on the push for the Man Booker to reverse its 2013 rule change ignores one of the British writers' central arguments: that the Pulitzer and National Book Awards exclude non-Americans.

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  5. Mar 30

    Why handing over public forest land to private companies will imperil both social justice and environmental sustainability: my column in :

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  6. Mar 30

    A fascinating essay on the Todas of the Nilgiris:

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    Mar 29
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    The Imam,through this noble act,has done more for India and all that she truly stands for than those who have always to thump chests shouting inanities apparently meant to show their love of the nation.

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  8. Mar 29

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    Mar 29

    When Amit Shah campaigns for Yeddy in Karnataka

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  11. Mar 29

    A thoughtful review by of 's superb memoir of growing up Muslim in India:

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    Mar 29

    In sports you encounter moments of great sadness, but losing is a part of the deal. But watching Smith break down brings an entirely different kind of sadness. An empty and devastating kind

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  13. Mar 27

    This is an excellent choice; is a scientist of real distinction, an outstanding institution builder too:

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    Mar 27

    And tiny Ayaan from Pak GETS his medical visa and will soon be arriving into the arms of the good doctors at AIIMS. Hurray for and everyone who took up this campaign!

    Thank you Sagarika for lending your voice. Heard from the family today, they have got the visa. This should be routine though, not just for cases that get highlighted.
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  15. Mar 26

    Inviting applications for the New India Foundation Fellowships; the stipend for successful candidates now increased to Rs 1,50,000 a month:

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  16. Mar 26

    Amir was not match fixing (a major crime) but spot fixing, overstepping once. Had Amir allowed himself to be bowled with one run to win and an over to play I would be with you. And the attenuating vs aggravating circumstances further clinches the argument.

    Replying to @Ram_Guha
    Still no. Match fixing is the single worse thing an athlete can do. Sure, there are attenuating circs for Amir (& aggravating ones for Smith) but they are still leagues apart. One is a fraud for gain, the other a deeply misguided attempt to do what you're meant to be doing - win.
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  17. Mar 26

    The money and muscle power of the man I am ashamed to call my MLA:

    The origins of the Nalapad family, their meteoric rise, and the arrogant present
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    Mar 26

    We can hardly expect the govt to take action against paid news channels in . The BJP is the main beneficiary of such paid communal propaganda. But as citizens,we must organise, identify,boycott&prosecute such channels who are willing to defame& game polls for cash

    Such a huge of some of the big names in media who take money to communally polarize incite violence, destroy reputations & influence elections! Puts our democracy & society at great risk. Will the media at least discuss this issue. या सबको सांप सूंघ गया है?
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  19. Mar 26

    Amir was a callow 17 year old, new to international cricket, who foolishly followed his captain. Smith is experienced and as the team’s captain led the mischief. His crime is surely greater.

    I agree with that Steve Smith should be banned for at least two years. Mohammad Amir, who committed a lesser crime (bowling a no-ball for the bookies on his captain's instructions), was banned for five.
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  20. Mar 26

    I agree with that Steve Smith should be banned for at least two years. Mohammad Amir, who committed a lesser crime (bowling a no-ball for the bookies on his captain's instructions), was banned for five.

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