This is indeed an interesting book. Not at all for UPSC preparation, but for those who are interested in how to create meaning out of archaeological remains. There are some references to Indian examples but overall the illustrations come from across the prehistoric world.

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Old vs. New Justice Lady

Everyone is focusing on blindfold and sword-to-constitution as change in symbolism. And rightly so.

But none talked about her representation. She is no more wearing Roman stola but Indian saree. She is also wearing all Indian ornaments - mugut, haar, bajuband, kamarband, bangles and also tikli/bindi. She is an Indian goddess incarnate.

Only if more Indian journalists joined our course on Indian culture. It will make them sensitive to cultural aspects also...:)

Nikhil

This is the obituary written in the Times of India in 1904 when Jamsetji passed away.

Merely 120 years ago, a great man was identified as someone who didnt claim honour, fame or privilege. That was the ideal to aspire to.

Today, in the era of social media, a great man is someone who is more famous on some platforms and who has more following. The subscription number decides our judgement about the quality of content/advise.

Do you think it is a good development? Inevitable it is, but is it good?
If you think its good then give thumbs up. If you think its a deterioration of values, give thumbs down.

Nikhil

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Talk is ongoing... on Bose and INA by Rudrangshu Mukherjee.

Sanjeev Chopra is ex LBSNAA Director. Shyam Saran is one of the most sagacious diplomats India has alive today. TCA Raghavan is an author.

With Rudrangshu Mukherjee, one of the best historians of modern India alive today. He is presently the chancellor of Ashoka University.

I have so far read three books by him. Gandhi and Tagore, Nehru vs Bose, Rani and Begum. Also there is Insightful analysis of peasant participation in 1857 that we regularly quote in our answers.

His talk yesterday was titled 'Bose and Bose'. It was on Rashbihari Bose and Subhashchandra Bose. Extremely interesting. Already incorporated those insights in my lecture on Revolutionaries and on INA. They will get reflected in the next round of teaching.

Along with the complete set of Critical Edition of Mahabharata.

One of the toughest and longest tasks taken by Indian intellectuals. Best of the minds worked on this for about 40-50 years at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI).

I had always read about it's intellectuals feat. Even Pandit Nehru, Zakir Hussain, Dr Radhakrishnan all had visited BORI to see this work being unfolded. Got to see the print copies, touch them and smell them for the first time.

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So, here I am reviving an old insta page which was laying dormant for many years.

Will gradually try to shift all non UPSC related history updates like some new events, books, reviews, visits and historians to Instagram.