Ramachandra Guha
The writer is based in Bangalore. His most recent book is Gandhi Before India.
Thu, Aug 13, 2020
If the forces of authoritarianism and sectarian bigotry continue to gather momentum, and the Supreme Court does little or nothing to check them, then the verdict of history and of constitutional scholarship will be even harsher than it is at present.
Fri, Aug 09, 2019
In 2019, remembering 1992 — a different kind of government, a different kind of protest
Thu, Feb 21, 2019
If young Kashmiris are told that colleges in the mainland have no place for them, who does that help but jihadis? The political response within India to the barbarous attack in Pulwama has played absolutely into the hands of the Lashkar, the Jaish, and the ISI.
Sat, Nov 17, 2018
It’s in an uncivilised world that a great musician can be prevented from performing in the national capital
Tue, Apr 10, 2018
Ramachandra Guha: My comparison was ill-chosen, and the chastisement I received for it is merited. I also agree that the headscarf and the skull-cap are akin to the turban and the vibhooti, markers of religious identity that should not offend anyone when displayed in public.
Sat, Mar 24, 2018
Ramachandra Guha writes: In promoting individual freedoms, India’s liberals must take on both Hindu and Muslim communalists
Fri, Feb 09, 2018
Because this trick distracts from government’s failures, and because dynast Rahul is Congress president
Tue, Jan 23, 2018
State should rope in scholars with a record in building centres of learning to helm ‘Institutions of Eminence’
Mon, Jan 01, 2018
Amid the gloom of religious polarisation, environmental degradation and political venality, there is hope in the resistance of Dalits and women, and in the intelligence and audacity of thousands of young Indians.
Sat, Nov 18, 2017
For all its ‘Congress-mukt’ talk, in its desire to capture public institutions, BJP is inspired by a Congress PM
Thu, Nov 09, 2017
For his sake and ours, Army Chief Bipin Rawat should speak less in public.
Tue, Jun 13, 2017
He had the ability to be of all castes and no caste at all
Wed, Apr 05, 2017
The strong and justified rebuke from African Heads of Mission is a wake-up call to all Indians
Wed, Dec 21, 2016
Anupam Mishra wrote with insight and creativity about peasants, pastoralists and the sustainable use of water.
Mon, Nov 14, 2016
NDTV and Bastar incidents display the undemocratic instincts of India’s politicians and public officials.
Thu, Sep 29, 2016
Let’s not allow debate about what it means to be Indian to be held hostage to jingoists and bigots.
How Free at 70?
Mon, Aug 15, 2016
Sixty-nine years after Independence, Indians are more free than when the British left, but less free than what the framers of our Constitution hoped us to be.
Fri, Jul 08, 2016
Higher education needs redemption and renewal. New HRD minister must be open to new ideas.
Thu, Apr 21, 2016
RSS can change its mind about Ambedkar. But it needs a frank reckoning with why, how it got here.
Mon, Feb 22, 2016
In all respects, our Central universities are well placed — except for the wavering commitment to Mother India of many of their students, and (shameful to say) of even some of their faculty
Sat, Jan 30, 2016
Equality before law must be accompanied by equality in social practices and in the eyes of god.
Mon, Dec 28, 2015
When a good man finds himself in bad company.
Thu, Dec 10, 2015
Sangh Parivar’s acknowledgement of Babasaheb’s greatness is belated and hypocritical.
Mon, Oct 19, 2015
I know many of the writers involved; most are longstanding critics of the Congress. Contrary to Jaitley’s claim, most have never been “recipients of past patronage”.
Wed, Jun 24, 2015
The Emergency’s enduring legacy is the cult of the supreme politician: bigger than party, government, nation.