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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Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal and the Quality of Indian Journalism

The Massacre of the Sikhs by the Congress Party in 1984: Memory and History, Helium, a Novel

International Seminar on India-US Cooperation:a ADefining Partenrship of the 21st Century

The absurdities of Indian Archaeology: The Temple of Gloom and the ASI

China and India: Why India must reset the Sino-India Relations

Calcutta in the Nineteenth Century; A Review

Convicted Politicians, Rahul Gandhi and the outrage over the Ordinance