A Corner of a Foreign Field seamlessly interweaves biography with history, the lives of famous or forgotten cricketers with wider processes of social change. C. K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this book but so, too, in unexpected ways, do B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi and M. A. Jinnah. The Indian careers of those great British cricketers, Lord Harris and D. R. Jardine, provide a window into the operations of Empire. The remarkable life of India’s first great slow bowler, Palwankar Baloo, provides an arresting new perspective on the struggle against caste discrimination. Later chapters explore the competition between Hindu and Muslim cricketers in colonial India and the destructive passions now provoked when India plays Pakistan. For this new edition, Ramachandra Guha has added a fresh introduction as well as a long new chapter, bringing the story up to date to cover, among other things, the advent of the Indian Premier League and the Indian team’s victory in the World Cup of 2011, these linked to social and economic transformations in contemporary India. A pioneering work, essential for anyone interested in either of those vast themes, cricket and India, a Corner of a Foreign Field is also a beautifully written meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large.

Rebels Against the Raj tells the story of seven people who chose to struggle for a country other than their own: foreigners to India who across the late 19th to late 20th century arrived to join the freedom movement fighting for independence from British colonial rule. Of the seven, four were British, two American, and one Irish. Four men, three women. Before and after being jailed or deported they did remarkable and pioneering work in a variety of fields: journalism, social reform, education, the emancipation of women, environmentalism. This book narrates their stories, each renegade motivated by idealism and genuine sacrifice; each connected to Gandhi, though some as acolytes where others were often infuriated by his views ; each understanding they would likely face prison sentences for their resistance, and likely live and die in India; each one leaving a profound impact on the region in which they worked, their legacies continuing through the institutions they founded and the generations and individuals they inspired. Through these entwined lives, wonderfully told by one of the world's finest historians, we reach deep insights into relations between India and the West, and India's story as a country searching for its identity and liberty beyond British colonial rule.

A major new collection of essays by Ramachandra Guha, Democrats and Dissenters is a work of rigorous scholarship on topics of compelling contemporary interest, written with elegance and wit. The book covers a wide range of themes: from the varying national projects of India’s neighbours to political debates within India itself, from the responsibilities of writers to the complex relationship between democracy and violence. It has essays critically assessing the work of Amartya Sen and Eric Hobsbawm, commentaries on the tragic predicament of tribals in India–who are, as Guha demonstrates, far worse off than Dalits or Muslims, yet get a fraction of the attention–and on the peculiar absence of a tradition of conservative intellectuals in India. Each essay takes up an important topic or an influential intellectual, as a window to explore major political and cultural debates in India and the world. Democrats and Dissenters is a book that is widely read, and even more widely discussed.

भारतीय स्वातंत्र्यासाठी झालेला संघर्ष आणि लढा यांचा असाधारण इतिहास म्हणजे ‌‘रिबेल्स अगेन्स्ट द राज' हे पुस्तक होय. जो देश स्वत:चा नाही, त्याच्यासाठी लढणाऱ्या सात वीरांची ही बव्हंशी अपरिचित अशी कहाणी आहे. भारताच्या स्वातंत्र्यलढ्याला हातभार लावण्यासाठी एकोणिसाव्या शतकाच्या अखेरीपासून हे विदेशी वीर देशात दाखल होऊ लागले होते. या सातांपैकी चार ब्रिटिश होते, दोन अमेरिकी होते, तर एक आयरिश होती. त्यांत चार पुरुष आणि तीन स्त्रिया होत्या. कारावास भोगण्याआधी वा हद्दपार केले जाण्याआधी त्यांनी अनेक क्षेत्रांत पायाभूत कार्य केले होते. त्यांत पत्रकारिता, सामाजिक सुधारणा, शिक्षण, सेंद्रीय शेती आणि पर्यावरण यांचा अंतर्भाव होता. हे पुस्तक त्यांच्या कहाण्या सांगते. प्रत्येक बंडखोर आदर्शवाद आणि सच्च्या समर्पणवृत्तीने भारावलेला होता. प्रत्येक या ना त्या प्रकारे गांधींशी जोडला गेलेला होता. त्यांतील काही अनुयायी म्हणून तर काही त्यांच्या दृष्टिकोनाचे संतप्त विरोधक म्हणून. संघर्षाची परिणती तुरुंगवासात होऊ शकते, आणि त्यांचे उर्वरित आयुष्य भारतातच जाऊ शकते वा येथेच त्यांचा मृत्यूही होऊ शकतो, याची खूणगाठही प्रत्येकाने मनाशी बांधलेली होती. आपापल्या कार्यक्षेत्रात प्रत्येकाने आपला अमीट ठसा उमटवला होता आणि त्यांनी उभ्या केलेल्या संस्था तसेच त्यांनी घडविलेल्या पिढ्या व व्यक्ती यांच्या रूपाने त्यांचा वारसा आजही जिवंत आहे. आपसात गुंतलेल्या त्यांच्या जीवन प्रवासाच्या या गोष्टी, जगातील सर्वोत्तम इतिहासकारांमध्ये गणल्या जाणाऱ्या लेखकाने लक्षवेधकपणे मांडल्या आहेत. अर्थात या केवळ गोष्टी नाहीत, तर भारत आणि पाश्चात्त्य जग यांचे संबंध, ब्रिटिश वसाहतवादी सत्तेपलीकडील आपली ओळख तसेच नागरी स्वातंत्र्ये यांचा शोध घेणारे राष्ट्र म्हणून भारताची धडपड, यांविषयीची सखोल अंतर्दृष्टी देणाऱ्या अनोख्या कहाण्या आहेत. Rebels Against The Raj | Ramachandra Guha Translated By : Satish Kamat रिबेल्स अगेन्स्ट द राज | रामचंद्र गुहा अनुवाद : सतीश कामत

भारतीय समाजात अनुदार प्रवृत्तींचे प्रस्थ 1970 आणि नंतरच्या दशकांत वाढत गेले. मार्क्सवादी-लेनिनवाद्यांना भारतीय राज्यघटना कधीच पचनी पडली नाही; कारण तिने कोणा एका पक्षाचा (म्हणजे त्यांच्या पक्षाचा!) विशेषाधिकार मान्य केला नाही. तशीच ती हिंदू कट्टरवाद्यांनाही पचली नाही; कारण तिने कोणा विशिष्ट धर्माला (म्हणजे त्यांच्या धर्माला!) विशेषाधिकार दिले नाहीत. देशाला स्वातंत्र्य मिळाल्यापासूनच, धार्मिक अतिरेक्यांनी आणि डाव्या क्रांतिकारकांनी बळाचा वापर करून त्यांच्या पोथिनिष्ठा लादण्याचे वारंवार प्रयत्न केले. अलीकडच्या दशकांत लोकशाही कार्यपध्दतीला तिसरा धोका समोर येऊ लागला आहे. हा आहे भ्रष्टाचाराचा आणि व्यक्ती, घराणी आणि जातगटांच्या मार्फत सार्वजनिक संस्था आणि राजकीय पक्ष यांच्यावर ताबा मिळवत, घटनात्मक केंद्र पोखरून दुर्बळ होण्याचा... जिद्द हरवल्यामुळे वा संधिसाधूपणामुळे काही लेखक व बुध्दिजीवींनी काँग्रेसची खुशमस्करी सुरू केली. या लाचारीचा उद्वेग आल्याने इतर काहींनी भारतीय जनता पक्षाची कास धरली, पर्यायाने हिंदू धर्माधिष्ठित राष्ट्राच्या उद्दिष्टावर आपली मोहोर उठविली. बुध्दिजीवींचा तिसरा गट अपराधी भावनेपोटी वा निव्वळ मूर्खपणातून, मध्य भारतातील जंगल व डोंगराळ प्रदेशांत आपला प्रभाव वाढविण्याच्या प्रयत्नात असलेल्या क्रांतिकारी माओवाद्यांचा समर्थक बनला... वास्तव्य दिल्लीत नाही, तर बंगलोरमध्ये असल्यामुळे असेल कदाचित, मी राजकीय पक्षांपासून माझे स्वातंत्र्य अबाधित ठेवू शकलो. काँग्रेस, संघ परिवार आणि संसदीय डावे यांच्याविषयीच्या माझ्या मतभेदाच्या मुद्यांची चर्चा या पुस्तकातील निवडक निबंधांत केली आहे... मी माओवाद्यांचाही टीकाकार आहे; कारण सभ्यता आणि लोकशाही यांना काँग्रेसी भ्रष्टाचार आणि संघ परिवाराची असहिष्णुता यांपासून जेवढा धोका आहे, तेवढाच माओवाद्यांपासूनही आहे, असे मी मानतो. Deshbhakta aani Andhabhakta : Ramchandra Guha, Translated by Satish Kamat देशभक्त आणि अंधभक्त : रामचंद्र गुहा, अनुवाद : सतीश कामत

The republication of the book, Rohtas Garh, by Wopendranath Ghosh, a member of the Bengal Provincial Civil Service in the early decades of the twentieth century, is an important step in this direction. The book was first published in 1908 and derives from the author’s sincere and keen interest in the history of the notable places with which he came into contact during the course of his service. This deeply researched book is about Rohtas Garh Fort, an important historical and cultural site in Bihar, located in the present-day Rohtas district. It has a history connected with the ancient, medieval and modern history of Bihar. The place in ancient India is associated with the exploits of Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra, who is famous for his love of truth and charity. A must-read classic book for people who have an interest in history.

Maoism in India is an attempt to study and analyse the movement. Already, a number of left intellectuals and scholars have studied the movement and written about it. My attempt has been to find out the difference between the Naxalite and CPI (Maoist) movements. Is there any difference as such? Though the Naxalite movement was born in Naxalbari in 1967, it is still striving to build a sustainable support base. The Naxalite movement got its name from Naxalbari village, where the first major uprising took place. Also, through the merger of the People’s War and the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), the Communist Party of India (Maoist) was formed in 2004, which aims to overthrow the government of India through people’s war. Why an organization which was perceived as the forum of the “deprived and alienated sections of the population” described as “the single biggest internal security challenge”. Usually, people confuse Maoists and Naxalites and cannot clearly distinguish between the two terms. The media simply adds to the confusion. The Communist Party of India (Maoist) aims to overthrow the government of India through people’s war. I also tried to find out the reasons that led the Maoists, in recent times, to focus more on arms intervention than on organising a mass resistance movement.

Nine years have passed since the ethnic conflict ended in Sri Lanka. The hope that Sri Lankan refugees would return to the island has been belied. This book highlights the dilemma faced by Sri Lankan Tamil refugees amid the twists and turns in Indo-Sri Lankan relations. The global refugee phenomenon and the Indian experience, the movement of Sri Lankan refugees to different parts of the world, the rise and fall of the Tamil Tigers and the competitive nature of Sinhala politics, which stands in the way of ethnic reconciliation, are analysed in detail. The peculiar problems faced by refugees of Indian origin are highlighted. The Author pleads for the enactment of a National Refugee Law that should balance the humanitarian concerns of refugees with the security interests of the Indian State.

Day one. This has its own history. Are these questions raised due to ignorance of the constitution? If so, then this book opens the windows and doors to a constitution that has been satirically described as a ‘paradise for lawyers’. It creates the possibility for vital air. From the experience of the editors, it can be said that even prominent lawyers are unaware of the constitution because it is extremely complex. How can it become comprehensible? Anyone wishing to address this question will find more than enough material in this book. The complexity of the constitution is another reason why it could not become a beloved text for the ordinary citizen. Just as a citizen believes in their religious book, the constitution should serve as the religious text for the system of governance. Until this occurs, deliberations should continue. Any discussion is only relevant and successful when it addresses the core question: how can the fundamental issue regarding the constitution of India be recognized in discussions? The answer to this is extremely simple. India has its own character, its own culture, and it also has its own distortions. We can only understand our distortions and character under the torchlight of our culture. It is under this light that we must create our present times. Our current constitution defines the religion of our state. How Indian or un-Indian is this constitution, essentially? The process of the formation of this constitution should be scrutinized based on logic, and both its past and present should be examined. This is why this book is titled: Revisiting Our Constitution. This book is a collection of well-researched essays that explore the constitution. Academic efforts have been made in this book to analyze and perceive the constitution from the perspective of ‘Ram Rajya’. A single-government system emerges from the constitution. Ram Rajya has been considered the ultimate ideal of any governance system in India. Mahatma Gandhi also stated that Ram Rajya was the goal of Independent India. On the sesquicentennial year of Gandhi, the noted academic journal Manthan has taken on the responsibility of reviewing the journey of India’s constitution. This effort is not as simple and easy as it might seem. In reality, it is difficult and complex.

The life of only those people in the world is purposeful who are able to dedicate a part or whole of their life in others’ good and service. Such great people have made special contribution in constructing the world’s history. In Bharat, in 1925 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was established to achieve the exalted goals of nation-building and individual-building. The work of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has been progressing continuously. A large number of people have contributed in taking ahead this task. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, a Swayamsevak himself, during his journey for refinement and transformation got an opportunity to come into contact with a number of selfless and devoted people who dedicated every moment of their lives and every particle of their bodies in the service of the Motherland. Reminiscences of some greatest social workers who relentlessly and untiringly burnt their lives to glow the motherland Maa Bharati.

Ever since receiving a historic mandate in May 2014, the NDA Government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has made a lot of structural changes in governance and is scripting India’s economic turn around and is surely making India a formidable superpower of the world. ‘New India 2022’ is a vision and dream of Shri Modi for transforming India into a Clean India, Poverty Free India, Corruption Free India, Terrorism Free India, Communalism Free India, Casteism Free India by 2022. This book focuses on several important aspects having direct or indirect impact on New India movement like economy, banking, social issues, women empowerment, national security etc. wherein subject experts have written on important issues on how to take India forward. Collection of well researched articles which will pave the path of NEW INDIA.

This book is about fundamental issues that define our country's development course. In a diverse cross-section of topics, the author discusses in his inimitable style the fundamental flaws that have beset the nation's relentless march to progress and prosperity. He also elaborates how a shift in the positions of individual members of society on different issues could cause a qualitative difference in the course of events and thereby lead to a better tomorrow. The articles compiled in this book have already appeared in social media on the author�s writing platform (drsunilgupta.com) and won wide acclaim. Endowed with the right balance of insight and prowess owing to the extensive exposure and rich experience gained in his professional capacity in the corporate, economic and social sectors, the author has been able to do justice to the task at hand. Not written with any particular section or group of persons in mind, the book aims to pique the interest, curiosity and conscience of the individual reader and thereby motivate him to think and then inspire him to act for the inclusive and sustainable development of our nation. Being an inalienable and intricate part of society, the individual's thought pattern will make all the difference in the final shaping of our country's destiny. And that, dear reader, is the undercurrent of the brook of the author's thoughts that this book tries to encapsulate.

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Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya was an Indian philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and political scientist. He went on to define an alternative philosophy of development called Integral Humanism and led the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of the present-day Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Pandit Deendayal’s philosophy continues to inspire and guide the policies of the BJP government at the centre and the state. This book presents a roadmap for the redevelopment and reconstruction of a nation as diverse and vast as India, based on the ideas and writings of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. The roadmap takes into account India’s unique history, culture and ethos. This book is also a tribute to a rishi like Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his 100th birth anniversary.

The Dharmic traditions – Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism – share much in common, not with standing a number of variations among them. In all these traditions, the scriptures, writings, and practices hold compassion as an integral part and a supreme virtue. This collection of essays by leading scholars from different disciplines aptly captures the religious and spiritual dimensions of these traditions as they relate to compassion. Most of the authors are practitioner-scholars and experts in their respective disciplines, including the sciences, humanities, social sciences, law, and religion. The experts met in September 2014 at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, for two days of lively deliberations under the auspices of the Uberoi Foundation for Religious Studies, which was established to spread awareness and promote understanding of the Dharmic traditions throughout North America. After addressing the ‘central and fundamental’ knowledge of these traditions and the common features and interactions among them, the essays here discuss compassion from various perspectives, such as relationship with the natural world and the environment, selfless service, and the treatment of animals. A final set of essays sheds light on the significance of compassion in each of these Dharmic traditions. As a comparative study, this unique collection presents a clear picture of the central theme of moral and compassionate conduct in the Dharmic traditions.

It is well known that the powers that enslaved India tried to systematically erase our history, which revealed our past glory as they wanted to deprive our nation of enjoying pride in its achievements. Considering it our duty to emerge from the illusionary history written by them, this book highlights the glorious and grand achievements of our ancestors. This collection of India’s achievements in the past by Prashant Pole is based on actual facts. Written lucidly this highly readable book is the Treasure Trove of Indian Knowledge.

India has a long history of economic and cultural engagement with the world. Over the last many centuries, India's economic and cultural bonds with the world have weakened. Over the last 4 years, diplomacy has been linked to development—developing India and helping the world achieve sustainable growth as defined by the UN’s 2030 Agenda. This book outlines the policies of the Narendra Modi government in rebuilding and rejuvenating economic and cultural bonds with the world.

"India is home to hundreds of tribal communities, each with their own unique cultures, traditions and ways of life. Among these are the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs), who are identified as being at risk of losing their distinct identities, livelihoods and traditional practices. This book takes an in-depth look at the PVTGs residing in the state of Jharkhand through the analytical lens of anthropology. It consists of untold stories on its indigenous people as a tribute to their reliance, wisdom and unwavering Spirit. Through a chronological exploration, the book aims to understand the pivotal role played in shaping regional identity with political historicity, livelihood practices, indigenous knowledge, dynamic interest with local life and to investigate the indigenous’ contribution. The authors evaluate current policies related to the preservation and empowerment of PVTGs. The book highlights the urgent need to protect and uplift these ancient but vulnerable communities before their irreplaceable cultures are lost forever."

‘Bharat first’ is in many sense a trendsetting book. As a pioneering text, it deals with the transparent vision of one of the chief architects of the nation Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar with authentic evidences. The wholistic panorama of the then Bharat in logically embroidered chapterisation with Persnickety precision breaks the conventional barriers raised against the real personality of Dr. Ambedkar. The book is among the very few books that explores versatile character of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar with proper evidences and arguments. For future researchers, these well examined articles would play the role of foundational stones in the search of real personality of Constitutional architect of ‘BHARAT, that is India’.

The book invites you to uncover the remarkable journey of Vladimir Putin, one of the most intriguing and controversial leaders of our time. From the gritty streets of post-war Leningrad to the heights of global power, this is the story of a man who reshaped Russia and left the world divided. Explore Putin's transformation from a quiet KGB officer to a political force who rose unexpectedly to lead a nation. Witness his efforts to revive a faltering Russia, his bold and often polarizing decisions, and his relentless pursuit of restoring Russia's place on the global stage. But who is Vladimir Putin beyond the politics? This book peels back the layers to reveal the person behind the power-his early life, personal values and the driving force behind his vision. Told with clarity and depth, The Putin Story blends gripping storytelling with insightful analysis to offer a fresh perspective on a leader who has shaped history