Governance and Political Studies

Prof R Vaidyanathan, Caste as Social Capital, Westland Books, 2019, Chennai, PP. 131

Prof Vaidyanathan’s book, Caste as Social Capital, challenges several myths relating to the working of the caste system in India. Noting that while caste is commonly identified with oppression and discrimination, he points out that it also has...

April 15, 2019

Tags: Bohras, Caste as Social Capital, Caste system, Kutchis, Marwaris, Patels, Politics, Sindhis, Social institution, Governance and Political Studies

पुस्तक समीक्षा | एकीकरण के सूत्रधार सरदार पटेल पर नई पुस्तक

Published in Defence Monitor August September 2018

August 21, 2018

Tags: Sardar Patel, Governance and Political Studies

Sardar Patel, Unifier of Modern India, by RNP Singh, Vitasta Publishing Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, Mar 2018, Rs 795

O P Sharma

RNP Singh has lucidly narrated the heroic saga of integrating the nation by indomitable Sardar Vallabhbai Patel by incorporating the princely territories into it. The account refreshes the memory of struggle to keep together the parts of the...

June 12, 2018

Tags: Divide and Rule, Indira Gandhi, Modern India, Political map, Sardar Patel, Unity, Yuga Purush, Governance and Political Studies

Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory, Aanchal Malhotra, Harper Collins Publishers, India, Pages 400, Price Rs 799/-.

Rajesh Singh

Book Review

It was Elie Wiesel who had said, “Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilisation, no society, no future.” The Holocaust survivor would know, as would those in India and Pakistan who went through the trauma of...

November 13, 2017

Tags: 1947, India, Islamic nation, Mahatma Gandhi, Pakistan, Governance and Political Studies

Half Lion: How PV Narasimha Rao Transformed India; Vinay Sitapati; Penguin Viking Books

Rajesh Singh

Book Review

When Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao became the country’s Prime Minister, he came with few expectations. His track record as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (then undivided) and many years later as Union Cabinet Minister was mediocre. The party...

July 28, 2016

Tags: 10 Janpath, Congress leader, Gandhi, Narasimha Rao, Governance and Political Studies

Thoughts for Change - We can do it; APJ Abdul Kalam & A Sivathanu Pillai; Pentagon Press; PP 289; Price Rs 495

Lt Col Anil Bhat

Book Review A Guide to Greatness

The ancient civilization Sindhu/Indus/Hindu/India- steeped in arts, culture, administration and most of all science and a great reserve of natural resources, became a lucrative target for marauders who converted or killed and either way, plundered...

August 11, 2013

Tags: Ancient civilization, nuclear tests, Rocket technology, Strategic deterrence, Governance and Political Studies