Wordcraft and Statecraft

This blog reviews books, politics and international events from a distinct perspective. Book reviews will be interesting to everyone with a lively interest in the world around. I am a trained Historian with a PhD in Medieval History from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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Wordcraft and Statecraft: Pondicherry, P0ndicherry, India; I am a Historian, Blogger and an Animal Rights Activist. I studied in Delhi University from where I took my BA (Hons), MA and M Phil degress in History. I took my Ph D in History from the UNiversity of Hawaii, Manoa in 1987 and am now the Professor of History in a Central University in South India. I have specialized in Vijayanagara History, Medieval History, Global History and Historiography and have taught these for over thirty years. I also run the HRDC of the UNiversity in addition to being Dean.

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Wordcraft and Statecraft

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Convicted Politicians, Rahul Gandhi and the outrage over the Ordinance

Twenty Third Convocation of Pondicherry University

A Street Cat, Bob: Love and Redemption

Narendra Modi, the BJP and the 2014 Elections: The Storm Ahead

The American Media, Barack Obama and the debate on Syrian and Chemical Weapons

Barack Obama, the Syrian Chemical Attack and the Dogs of War

New Light on India's Relations with Tibet: Weapons supplied to the Tibetans in the years after Independence in 1947