Historian Ramchandra Guha on the Congress and its future

In the first part of this fascinating interview, historian Dr Ramachandra Guha, author of India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy spoke about the making of the Congress......

The Scotsman Who Knows India Better Than Many Of Us

'Men of the calibre of Shri Ramana Maharishi, Satya Sai Baba, Shri Aurobindo -- you don't get that level of excellence in the West.''The quality of Indian saints is unmatched.'Bill Aitken came to......

Gandhi And Bose: A Complex Partnership

The two leaders had a complex relationship yet formed a partnership and even after their parting of ways, the two admired each other in their efforts for India's freedom. These facts need to be......

History in Minutes: The Meerut Conspiracy Case

The Meerut Conspiracy Case was aimed at curbing communist influence in India. However, it fuelled nationwide sympathy, shaping the course of leftist politics in the country, writes Utkarsh Mishra.......

Adi Godrej: 'There's no dearth of jobs in India'

'What exists instead is a clear gap between skilled people and the work at hand.' 'Employers on most occasions find it difficult to find a match between the two,' Adi Godrej tells Viveat Susan......

'Gandhi Had The Guts To Get Up And Go On'

'For the longest time, he was not an activist.''He was just trying to build his own self-identity, self-respect and ambition.' Rediff Senior Contributor Aseem Chhabra speaks to Hansal Mehta,......

Attack on Lankan cricketers defies rationale: Guha

The world of cricket has lost innocence today,agrees India's best-known cricket historian and thinker Ramchandra Guha. Talking exclusively to rediff.com, after Tuesday's terror attack on Sri......

Guha doesn't want to be paid for CoA role

IMAGE: Ramachandra Guha. Photograph: Ram Guha/Twitter Noted historian Ramchandra Guha on Wednesday said he didn't expect to be paid for his tenure in the outgoing Committee of Administrators and......

'The 1983 team was much more Indian'

When Kapil Dev's team conquered two-time champions the West Indies on June 25, 1983, a new chapter was written in India's cricket history. As 66-1 outsiders, India's chances of making it to the......

Why I think Sunny Paaji should retire as commentator

'Ramchandra Guha has sent down an express delivery at Sunil Gavaskar, the great batsman who seldom wore a helmet while facing the fastest of fast bowlers.' 'Gavaskar may have easily ducked the......

Will BCCI pull out of Champions Trophy?

IMAGE:  India captain Virat Kohli leads his team. Photograph: BCCI The Indian cricket board (BCCI) will meet on Sunday to consider an additional revenue offer from the game's world governing......