Atanu Dey on India’s Development

Netaji’s Ghost: The Freedom Struggle

Didn’t know much about history, Indian or otherwise when I was in school. I went to a missionary school and I recall reading about English history (King Arthur comes to mind) and a bit about Indian history (Chattrapati Shivaji figured along with all sorts of Mughal emperors) but there was no attempt at communicating what I call a sense of history or instilling a spirit of inquiry about the history of India. My school did alright when it come to science and mathematics, but failed dismally in the social sciences.
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August 23, 2005 Posted by | Netaji Subhas Bose | 14 Comments

The Squalid Truth

From Donal McIntyre’s site on the legacy of Mother Teresa: Continue reading

August 23, 2005 Posted by | Mother Teresa, Rants (Warning: May cause offense) | 3 Comments