My times studying at Santiniketan
Kleptocracy in India
People win elections and then use the state’s resources for their personal advancement.
New Congress Working Committee
While the new CWC is a welcome move, many of the members have lost their face, yet they continue to get renominated.
Are we a mature democracy?
Our role as a dependable player on the international stage is yet to be tested. We have to get our democratic credentials fully in play. Unfortunately, the Indian media is suppressed.
Fall and decline of the Congress party
We ordinary Congress party workers know the party has been going downhill for years. The veteran leaders in the party never thought of doing anything except getting their sons and daughters nominated. They should have warned the party long ago. The decline of the Congress in India is not one person’s fault.
Future of Indian education
Foreign education providers are coming to India, and there is a risk they may override Indian education heritage.
Rewriting Indian history
We need to relook at the history given to us by British scholars. But we should not do it recklessly.
Satyajit Ray during my Santiniketan years
Recollections of seeing Pather Panchali as a student.