Romila Thapar
Redefining the secular mode for India
India needs to own its historical secularism, rather than reject it as an alien concept, to move the country towards more just governance.
Jan 15, 2013
The pursuit of the Southasian past
Moving beyond the colonial-era understanding of the history of the Subcontinent gives us a whole new way of looking at the Subcontinent´s past. This now includes not just the usual explorations of politics and economy, …
Jul 30, 2008
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