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Category: History

Why study history?

Posted on August 13, 2008February 22, 2020 by V.Isvarmurti

What use the study of Indian history? Dr.Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Dr.Romila Thapar Prof.Irfan Habib Prof.M.G.S.Narayanan Prof.Suvira Jaiswal I have just noted down some of the names of the eminent historians now writing in India. This I do for the simple reason that many of the readers of this magazine might not have heard of their names….

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Eric Hobsbawam’s “The Age of Extremes”

Posted on February 1, 2007October 7, 2010 by V.Isvarmurti

A history of the short twentieth century (1914-1991) The weekends in my village don’t miss their highlights: I bought this time the volume by Eric Hebswam’s “The Age of Extremes”, the much acclaimed volume in his series of “Ages” of Capital and Revolution and many others. This volume I didn’t have had the time till…

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Why Communism fell in 1989?

Posted on January 31, 2007October 8, 2010 by V.Isvarmurti

It was a revolt of the masses and the intellectuals! Has the world become a better and safer place after the fall of Communism? Views could differ. America as the sole Super Power is a good thing? or, what are the alternatives? All big and difficult questions.Politicians are no better judges,as they are transitory persons….

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Do Indians have a sense of history?

Posted on January 31, 2007October 8, 2010 by V.Isvarmurti

Some thoughts on the history of our times. History is a challenging social science! Reading history is one thing. Writing history is another thing. Should we, Indians,  re-write our history? India’s need to re-write and also learn to re-interpret the world events of the 20th century and also the likely shape of history in the…

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What is history?

Posted on January 30, 2007February 7, 2007 by V.Isvarmurti

History is series of accidents Big events have no big causes! Marxists believe history has a pattern or lessons. Non-Marxists like Alan Taylor (who taught me history) thought history is a series of accidents. As Taylor had said many a time the first war was triggered because on the “fateful July 28 1914,all the six…

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Some thoughts on the history of our times

Posted on January 30, 2007February 7, 2007 by V.Isvarmurti

History:a challenging social science! Reading history is one thing Writing history is another thing Should we,Indians, re-write our history? India’s need to re-write and also learn to re-interpret the world events of the 20th century and the likely shape of history in the 21st century is a challenge for intellectuals and educators. Eric Hobsbawm Eric…

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Why India remained a slave country for 1000 years?

Posted on December 12, 2005February 22, 2020 by V.Isvarmurti

History:a challenging social science! Some thoughts on the history of our times Eric Hobsbawam, the Marxist historian and yet otherwise a fine historically- insightful thinker and writer of some of the widely read volumes spanning almost the modern Europe  calls the 20th  century as the “short 20th century”. (A history of the world, 1914 –…

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Greek ruins

Posted on July 5, 2005October 12, 2010 by V.Isvarmurti

The Parthenon-the temple of goddess Athena is a masterpiece of architectural beauty. This was a rebuilt version of an earlier one, to celebrate the victory of the Athenians over the Persian conquerors! It proclaimed the greatness of the Athenian Empire. Even today, it remains unsurpassed by its originality. We haven’t exceeded the original design! Imagine!…

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V. Isvarmurti is a leading public figure from south of India. He is a former member of the then Madras Legislative Council. He had his education at such reputed institutions like Tagore’s Santiniketan and Oxford University. Read More

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