TRIBUTES Two of his students offer their tributes to the distinguished historian, Tapan Raychaudhuri.
by Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Tapan Raychaudhuri died peacefully in Oxford on the night of Wednesday, November 26. He was born in 1926 in Barisal in (...)
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President’s Message
7 December 2014The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, has condoled the passing away of leading historian, Prof Tapan Raychaudhuri. In a condolence message to his wife, Pratima Raychaudhuri, he said:
“I am extremely saddened to learn about the passing away of (...) -
Master Raconteur
7 December 2014by Shahid Amin
Born into a landed family in present-day Bangladesh, Tapan Raychauduri, one of the top historians of modern South Asia, succumbed to a second cerebral stroke in Oxford, the English University town where he was a Professor of (...) -
Value of Toleration in these Intolerant Times
7 December 2014by Shruti Sharma
The recent controversy of Shankracharya versus Shirdi Sai Baba has led to various actions and reactions. The controversy has been that the Dwarka Shankaracharya, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, claimed that Sai Baba of Shirdi is (...) -
Baritone Voice is Silent—Values Remain
7 December 2014, by Mahendra VedTRIBUTE
Arun Roy Choudhury, veteran journalist and social activist, who passed away at 87 in Mumbai on November 24 after prolonged illness, would be remembered by friends and well-wishers for the good that he thought of and the good turns he did (...) -
Whatever happened to Netaji?
7 December 2014, by Apratim MukarjiBOOK REVIEW
The Search for Netaji: New Findings by Purabi Roy; Purple Peacock Books and Arts Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata; Rs 430.00.
One enquiry committee and two commissions have so far probed the reported death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at the (...) -
Positive News from Kathmandu, Kashmir
1 December 2014, by SCEDITORIAL
The 18th SAARC Summit concluded in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on a positive note today. Its most significant outcome was that of the three agreements on rail, motor vehicles and power grid connectivity which Pakistan was blocking (...) -
Gandhi amidst Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
1 December 2014by Dev Pathak
Beneath the shadow of the grand announcement of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, there is a hotbed of questions. They deserve due deliberation in public forums, political as well (...) -
2014 Assembly Elections in Haryana: A Paradigm Shift in State Politics
1 December 2014by Ranbir Singh
The 2014 Assembly elections in Haryana have brought about a paradigm shift in the politics of the State. The BJP, which had won only four seats in a House of 90 in the 2005 elections, has been able to enhance its strength to 47 (...) -
On the Brink of Collapse: Nuclear Agreement with Iran
1 December 2014, by Ninan KoshyThere was great expectation that the majestuc Coburg Palace Hotel in Vienna would witness the signing of an epoch-making agreement heralding dramatic changes in international relations, especially in West Asia. But unfortu-nately that did not (...)
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