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.

About Me

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

Pages

K R Malkani's Political Mysteries A Bird's Eye View of the Scandals of Mdern India

The Politics of Murder, Violence and Terror: The Red Fascists and their record of violence in Kannur

Tatya Tope's Operation Red Lotus: History as Memory

Venkatesa Suprabhatam: The Song that awakens the Lord

Zosa Szajkowski and the Theft of History: Identity, Historiography and the Holocaust

From Sacred Trash to Written History; The Cairo Geniza and the Historian

Delhi Riots 2020: A Chronicle and a Searing Indictment