Ramachandra Guha is a historian based in Bengaluru. His books include India After Gandhi, A Corner of a Foreign Field, Environmentalism: A Global History, and Gandhi Before India. He tweets as @Ram_Guha
Articles by Ramachandra Guha
It’s a chief concern
Returning to Bangalore after a fortnight on the road, I discovered that while I was away my chief minister had acquired a new wardrobe, but the transformation was more than sartorial. Ramachandra Guha writes.
Updated on Sep 01, 2011 10:38 AM IST
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The 50-50 democracy
Our Republic is 62 years old today. Rather than comparing ourselves with China, we must pay attention to the quality of our democracy. Ramachandra Guha writes.
Updated on Jul 23, 2011 07:51 PM IST
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Not to question why
Doctor-activist Binayak Sen's conviction happened in a court subject to intimidation by a state government run by paranoid politicians. Ramachandra Guha writes.
Updated on May 23, 2011 10:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramachandra Guha, New Delhi
Give and let give
Philanthropy for social good must be differentiated from communal charity, where, for example, poor Brahmins or sick Jains are given a leg up by the more fortunate members of their community. Ramachandra Guha writes.
Updated on May 21, 2011 05:08 PM IST
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In the Mahatma's shadow
Of all the makers of modern India, we know most about Gandhi both because he did so much and because he wrote so much.
Updated on Oct 30, 2010 02:03 AM IST
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That family feeling
Jawaharlal Nehru never supported the use of public money for furthering ancestor worship. This is in contrast to the behaviour of later members of his family, Ramachandra Guha writes.
Updated on May 21, 2011 04:41 PM IST
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Life after Ayodhya
The final verdict in the Babri Masjid case will now be given by the apex court and could take several years. By then, we should have moved on from such sectarian disputes, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Mar 06, 2011 01:08 PM IST
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Serve and return
Politicians heading sports bodies would do well to take a cue from Rajkumari Amrit Kaur's passion both on and off the tennis court, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Mar 06, 2011 01:48 PM IST
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Our feudal set-up
The HRD ministry's proposed list of brand ambassadors for its adult literacy programme is an insult to all of Indian womanhood. Ramachandra Guha writes.
Updated on Jul 29, 2010 11:43 PM IST
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Generation hexed
Lack of economic opportunities and social inequities are pushing too many young Indian men to protest violently against the State, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Jul 15, 2010 09:33 PM IST
Start from scratch
The Centre has lost credibility in Manipur. If it wants to solve the Naga problem, it must first be seen as an honest broker. A good start would be to repeal the Armed Forces Act, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Jun 01, 2010 10:21 PM IST
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Lost on home ground
This month the UPA completes six years in office. Instead of focusing too much on foreign policy, the PM needs to pay more attention to India’s internal crises writes, Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on May 16, 2010 10:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramachandra Guha, New Delhi
Bind spots
Bipartisan consensus is rare in India but not unheard of. If parties can come together on crucial issues, the nation will benefit. Ramachandra Guha elaborates.
Updated on Mar 23, 2010 09:22 PM IST
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Mumbai monopoly
The only people to have benefited from the Shiv Sena’s brand of politics are its leaders, with the Congress playing silent witness, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Feb 14, 2010 09:38 PM IST
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The fitness test
We live in troubled and corrupt times, with most states riven by sectarian discord of one kind or another, and most public institutions in atrophy or decay, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Jan 03, 2010 09:15 PM IST
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An invisible world
The Centre must treat the people of Manipur as full and equal citizens and repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Nov 23, 2009 09:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Ramachandra Guha
Crushed in the middle
Brutal force against Naxals is not enough. A genuine effort must be made to address the gross neglect of the adivasis, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Oct 24, 2009 08:53 PM IST
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Hardselling Gandhi®
The Mahatma’s legacy is represented by those who seek to understand him, not by those carrying his name and turning Brand Bapu into merchandise, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Oct 06, 2009 10:42 PM IST
J&K and Kashmir
It’s time the people of the state acquire a real stake — both economically as well as politically — in the Republic of India, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Sep 07, 2009 10:50 PM IST
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Twilight years for our foreign policy
Given the instability in the neighbourhood, and the complex global scenario, it might be that our challenges are even more daunting than in the past. In this context, it is worth investigating the background of the three men who have primary responsibility for our foreign policy. These are PM Manmohan Singh, Foreign Minister SM Krishna and MK Narayanan, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Jul 30, 2009 09:45 PM IST
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A few good men
A list of five efficient ministers from the past and the reasons why they should be looked up to. The list spans four decades and three political parties. Ramachandra Guha gives details.
Updated on Jun 15, 2009 10:29 PM IST
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Blowing in the whirlwind
We must try and make sure that the animosities between India and Pak do not deepen further. A start can be made, on our side, by not gloating over their plight; and, on theirs, by recognising the direct and inseparable link between the jihad in Kashmir and the rise of fundamentalism in Pakistan, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Apr 02, 2009 03:44 PM IST
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Two wrongs don’t make a right
The LTTE is a terrorist organisation — it is impossible to defend them. However, if their defeat at the hands of the Sri Lankan army leads to a consolidation of Sinhala chauvinism, it will be impossible to defend that, too, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Feb 15, 2009 11:06 PM IST
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The man who saw India
It is time we recognise that Rabindranath Tagore belongs not merely to the Bengalis but equally to the rest of India, and to the world, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Jan 25, 2009 11:40 PM IST
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There’s no third option
Azadi for the Kashmiris is not permissible under the law, and cannot be achieved through armed struggle, either. Ramachandra Guha elaborates.
Updated on Jan 15, 2009 09:59 PM IST
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The children’s days
That so many of our parties have followed in the path of Indira Gandhi’s Congress has had a mostly negative impact on democracy in India, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Nov 12, 2008 10:45 PM IST
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Lost in the woods
As studies have shown, the tribals of central India have gained least and lost most from six decades of independence and economic development, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Oct 23, 2008 09:32 PM IST
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Rajiv: The other side
Vir Sanghvi’s one-sided approach on his tribute to the late Rajiv Gandhi is at odds with the historical record. But it is also at odds with his own record as a political analyst, writes Ramachandra Guha. Read: Remembering Rajiv Gandhi
Updated on Sep 14, 2008 12:10 AM IST
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Spot the Stalinist
So long as they are prepared to honour the verdict of free and fair elections, the BJP is not ‘fascist’, and the CPI(M) is not ‘Stalinist’, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Updated on Jul 16, 2008 05:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | History matters | Ramachandra Guha
The original Hindu Rashtra
The Sarsanghchalak of the RSS, Golwalkar was effusive in its praise of the Hindu essence of the Himalayan State. Nepal, he said, "is the only State that proudly proclaims itself a Hindu Nation...."
Updated on Jun 17, 2008 10:09 PM IST
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