( By Rama Vivek Gulavani, Junior Editor ) The year was 1919, when the Palace of Versailles stood on the outskirts of Paris, waiting to create global history. The marble walls of the hall of mirrors had the presence of 27 delegations representing 32 powers. The four representatives of the principal allied powers—France, the USA, [...]
By Bharati J Krishnan, Deputy Editor Major events in history, like wars, pandemics, terrorist attacks, technological changes etc., often come to be understood as monolithic occurrences. Initially there might be a lot of explanations for the said event, however eventually one of the explanations is usually given more attention and credibility. The other reasons might [...]
By Prof. Amit Bhaduri (The article was originally published by The Citizen on 11 May 2021. The views expressed are personal.) In times of doubt and despair, remind yourself of a line from Pablo Neruda: “You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep Spring from coming”. The government has done everything to cut [...]
By Bharati J Krishnan, Editor-in-Chief America's general elections are scheduled to be held in November this year. Most Americans have either already made up or are in the process of making up their minds regarding whom to vote for- if they decide to vote, that is. The entire chronology seems pretty orderly. Primaries are held, [...]
Arthashastra 