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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Essays of U V Swaminatha Iyer Tradition and Modernity in Tamil Literary Culture

R Nagaswamy Archaeologist, Historian and Public Intellectual A Tribute

Woke Racism: How a New Religion has Betrayed Black America: A Review

Sir Aurel Stein and the Treasures of the Silk Road The Dunhuang Cave and its Paintings PART II

Sir Aurel Stein and the Treasures of the Silk Road: Can Communist China reclaim the Buddhist Artefacts Manuscripts and Scrolls

Sir Percy Sykes: Explorer Spy Diplomat Persia and the Great Game

A Medieval Monarch of South India: Rajaraja I, the Splendid Monarch