[Reprint Post] On the Importance of History August 18, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Elite, History, ICS, India, Politics, Regional, SubcontinentAdmin A version of this Post was published on Andhra Cultural Portal on May 21, 2014 While this is by now a line so well known that it is almost cliche, few of us meditate on it. But what is lesser … Read the rest
[Reprint Post] Ram Raj was not Built in a Day August 17, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Development, Elite, ICS, Politics, Ramayana, SocietyAdmin A version of this Post was published on Andhra Cultural Portal on April 8, 2014 There is a famous saying that “Rome was not built in a day”. Given our exhaustion and frustration with Rome Raj, however, our model … Read the rest
[Reprint Post] On High Culture: Beyond Bollywood August 16, 2015UncategorizedBharatavarsha, High Culture, History, ICS, Politics, Regional, Society, SubcontinentAdmin A version of this Post was published at Andhra Cultural Portal on November 4, 2013 A recent article by an 30-Something Indian yuppie bemoaned the lack of cultural originality in India “beyond bollywood”. Ostensibly, Tollywood since the late 90s … Read the rest
