Ramachandra Guha : A historian's view
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Oct 23 2013
DEEP TALK WITH RAMACHANDRA GUHA
When riots are tools, where does secularism stand?
DEEP TALK WITH RAMACHANDRA GUHA : When riots are tools, where does secularism stand?
As the spectre of communal violence raises its ugly head yet again in the build-up towards elections, India Together talks to Ramachandra Guha to explore the threats to the secular imagination in India and the hopes for religious pluralism in the democracy.
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Sep 02 2013
DEEP TALK
The Telangana prophecy: Will more states mean more conflict?
DEEP TALK : The Telangana prophecy: Will more states mean more conflict?
With the government clearing Telangana as India's 29th state, long-standing demands for separate states in other parts of the country have gained fresh momentum. This could be a foretelling of many more states to come, but would that necessarily augur ill for the unity of India? Noted historian Ramachandra Guha shares his thoughts.
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Jan 11 2012
MANMOHAN SINGH
A Prime Minister in peril
MANMOHAN SINGH : A Prime Minister in peril
Why has this honest, intelligent, experienced man, whose appointment as prime minister in 2004 was so widely welcomed, been such a disappointment in office, asks Ramachandra Guha
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Dec 15 2011
PARLIAMENT
Degrading democracy
PARLIAMENT : Degrading democracy
The relationship between the two major parties in Parliament has broken down completely. For this both parties are responsible, writes Ramachandra Guha.
Nov 06 2011
LANGUAGE
The question of English
LANGUAGE : The question of English

A meaningful and enduring bilingualism, embracing both English and the mother tongue, remains out of reach of the vast majority of citizens, writes Ramachandra Guha.

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Sep 25 2011
THE QUIET INDIAN
A man to match his mountains
THE QUIET INDIAN : A man to match his mountains
Chandi Prasad Bhatt said that for him every river was a Ganga, a source of life and renewal, abused or ill-treated at one's peril. His work has been an education for others, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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Jul 30 2011
FREE SPEECH
Ban the ban
FREE SPEECH : Ban the ban
The republic of India bans books with a depressing frequency. Lower courts and even some high courts have been accomplices in this stifling of free speech, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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May 09 2011
WOMEN POLITICIANS
Power women
WOMEN POLITICIANS : Power women
In spite of its gender bias, India has women in leading positions in politics. But this does not herald a new age of gender equality, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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Dec 06 2010
OPINION: POLITICIANS
The lessons of Bihar
OPINION: POLITICIANS : The lessons of Bihar
Citizens of other states also could take hope from the results in Bihar, and demand that their politicians too provide enduring social benefits rather than simply stoking prejudice, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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Apr 04 2010
P V NARASIMHA RAO
The great unmentionable
P V NARASIMHA RAO : The great unmentionable
Now that the Nehru-Gandhis once more control both party and government, P V Narasimha Rao can be mentioned in Congress circles only if it is possible to disparage him, writes Ramachandra Guha.
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Ramachandra Guha is a well-known historian, and a regular columnist with The Telegraph of Calcutta. His writings are republished here by arrangement.