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Historian ramchandra guha on Saturday termed a so-called letter written by Jawaharlal Nehru terming Subhash Chandra Bose a “war criminal” fake, but the note fanned Congress-BJP hostilities.

He dismissed the idea of India becoming a Superpower as a "foolish fantasy'' borne out of a "male inferiority complex''.

Historian ramchandra guha had yet another run-in with the BJP government in Gujarat, after he quoted communist writer Philip Spratt, saying that although Gujarat is economically progressive, it is culturally backward unlike West Bengal, which may not be economically progressive, but is culturally advanced.

Vande Mataram echoed throughout the five days of Anna Hazare's fast at Jantar Mantar and elsewhere, wherever his supporters had assembled in different parts of the country.

A day after noted historian ramchandra guha created ripples in the academic circles here by tweeting he will not be joining city-based Ahmedabad University, authorities said they were unaware of the reasons behind Guha's decision. Meanwhile, the right wing students’ organization, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad claimed credit for keeping Guha away from Gujarat.

Noted historian ramchandra guha mounted a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday alleging that the party had scuttled his chances of joining a university in Ahmedabad as a professor for Gandhian studies. Guha took to the social media platform, Twitter, to vent his grievance. The tweet carried a link to a video of his public lecture on Gandhi and his legacy, delivered in Ahmedabad last Thursday.

A string of events marked the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at the Sabarmati Ashram on Thursday which culminated with the classical music rendition by vocalist Niraj Parekh on Thursday evening.

The unfolding miseries of millions of poor people in the world's largest coronavirus lockdown is the "greatest manmade tragedy" in India since Partition, says historian and economist ramchandra guha. He said the migrant tragedy could have been averted or at least minimised if Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given them a week's notice to return home before the lockdown kicked in.

Noted historian, ramchandra guha, will not be joining Ahmedabad University, as a the Shrenik Lalbhai Chair professor of Humanities. He was to replace the current chair professor Howard Spodek, who is professor of history, geography and urban studies at Temple University.

Historian and author ramchandra guha will be at the Sabarmati Ashram on January 26 for the Republic Day celebrations.A small function for the launch of his book, 'Gandhi before India,' will also be organized.

Read the full text of the letter that renowned cricket historian and former CoA member Ramachandra Guha addressed to the panel's head Vinod Rai a day after his resignation from the post.

Ramachandra Guha, who resigned as member of the CoA on Thursday, wrote a letter to head Vinod Rai a day later mentioning his reasons to quit from the post.

Sport, for centuries, has expressed desires and ambitions that go beyond the game. Gladiatorial bloodsports showcased the imperiousness of the ancient Roman Empire.

Extending her solidarity with Guha and other agitators who were detained on Thursday morning, Banerjee said the Centre was scared of one of India's "most accomplished" historians.

Directorate of art and culture will organise the second D D Kosambi Festival of Ideas - 2009 from February 26 to March 1, 2009 at Kala Academy, Panaji.

Several protesters including Left leaders Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, activist Yogendra Yadav and historian ramchandra guha were detained for taking part in anti-citizenship law stir defying prohibitory orders, while rail and roads services were hit in Bihar during a bandh called by left parties.

In a graceful debate, punctuated by occasional swipe at each other, CPM general secretary Prakash Karat has responded to historian ramchandra guha's lengthy essay in a monthly on the decline of Left's influence and the end of West Bengal's Left Front government as a case in point.

Kolkata’s affinity for books needs no new introduction and what better occasion than National Reading Day on June 19 could it be to rekindle the love? To celebrate the joy of reading, we speak to two of Bengal’s most popular stars Prosenjit Chatterjee and Anupam Roy to know what’s on their reading list, and some of their must-read suggestions

Lingaram Kodopi's biggest fear is that the institute he goes to for a journalism course might ask him to leave after the claim by the Chhattisgarh police that he is the mastermind behind the attack on a Congress leader in Dantewada.

The Pulitzer winner for Fiction 2018 Andrew Sean Greer, mythology expert and author Devdutt Pattanaik, historian ramchandra guha, actor Naseeruddin Shah will be among the personalities addressing the 10th Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival to be held from January 18 to 20.