Communist Party of India’s resolution on Pakistan and National Unity, September 1942

Pakistan and National Unity is an important position paper of the Communist Party of India, and a far-reaching text in the history of the Indian communist movement. The resolution dated September 19, 1942 contains an outline of the CPI’s support for what it called the ‘just essence of the Pakistan demand’; and the Report by Gangadhar… Read More Communist Party of India’s resolution on Pakistan and National Unity, September 1942

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Communist Party of India’s Homage to Gandhiji October 2, 1947 / CPI’s Appeal to the People of Pakistan August 15, 1947

First posted July 5, 2015 These documents are part of a publicly accessible archive on the history of India and Pakistan. (Other papers are available under the label Archive of historical documents CPI homage to Gandhi (File CPI/117, PC Joshi Archive, JNU)https://tinyurl.com/qc9yqz5 The first document is a pamphlet entitled On his 79th birthday: Our Homage and Our Pledge.… Read More Communist Party of India’s Homage to Gandhiji October 2, 1947 / CPI’s Appeal to the People of Pakistan August 15, 1947

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Ideas of India Archive

(First posted November 29, 2019) NB: This is a magnificient contribution to Indian historiography. Rahul Sagar and his collaborators deserve the thanks of the Indian public and indeed of all those interested in an honest exploration of the past. DS Starting in the early nineteenth century, ambitious Indians began flocking to newly-founded schools and colleges offering instruction… Read More Ideas of India Archive

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Harriet Sherwood: Unsealing of Vatican archives will finally reveal truth about ‘Hitler’s pope’

(First posted March 1, 2020) New light will be shed on one of the most controversial periods of Vatican history on Monday when the archives on Pope Pius XII, accused by critics of being a Nazi sympathiser are unsealed. A year after Pope Francis announced the move, saying “the church isn’t afraid of history”, the documents from Pius XII’s… Read More Harriet Sherwood: Unsealing of Vatican archives will finally reveal truth about ‘Hitler’s pope’

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Hari Vasudevan and the Soviet Archives : A Personal Remembrance. By Sobhanlal Datta Gupta

NB: Hari Vasudevan passed away on May 10, 2020, aged 68. A great scholar and wonderful man, he was widely respected and loved. He will be mourned and missed by friends and students. RIP, Hari Hari Vasudevan and the Soviet Archives : A Personal RemembranceIt was May, 1995, exactly 25 years ago. Hari Vasudevan (Calcutta University), Purabi… Read More Hari Vasudevan and the Soviet Archives : A Personal Remembrance. By Sobhanlal Datta Gupta

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Book review. The Shipwrecked Mind: On Political Reaction, by Mark Lilla

Reviewed by Patrick Keane To begin with full disclosure: I am in essential agreement with the now famous or infamous salvo Mark Lilla fired off shortly after the publication of the book here under review. I refer of course to his widely discussed and hotly debated op-ed, “The End of Identity Liberalism,” which appeared in… Read More Book review. The Shipwrecked Mind: On Political Reaction, by Mark Lilla

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Dead Lines

How journalism in Kashmir has been driven to the edge TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY SHAHID TANTRAY AT 1.45 PM, on 15 January, an armoured cavalcade rolled onto the premises of the Kashmir Press Club—Kashmir’s largest body representing journalists—in Polo View, abutting Srinagar’s Lal Chowk. There had been heightened police presence at the club since the day… Read More Dead Lines

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U.S. v. Donald Trump: What comes after FBI raid? I know one thing: Be afraid

By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA The Department of Justice is now formally investigating Donald Trump for serious possible, crimes including violating the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice in connection to his unlawful possession of top secret and highly classified materials. During a court-ordered search of his Mar-a-Lago resort and home last week, the FBI retrieved 11 sets of classified… Read More U.S. v. Donald Trump: What comes after FBI raid? I know one thing: Be afraid

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