Tag Archives: Book discussions 2014

MITIGA

Posted on August 29, 2014 by prashant bhatt

The everyday history of immigrants and locals gives different flavors of life in the same place. The Italian families who stayed here in the 19th and earlier part of 20th century have a different orientation than the military families staying at the Wheelus Air Base in 1950s/60s. The local Arabs have a different orientation over generations Continue reading →

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On our Independence day-2014-Notes from a Reading journal

Posted on August 15, 2014 by prashant bhatt

Having a framework of going into definitions like Episteme, Newness, Orientalism, Ignorance helps us find ways and tools in which we do not let others speak for us the silenced subalterns. Returning to such a “reading journal” can be a useful exercise in self-reflection. Continue reading →

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Remembering Charlie Andrews (CFA)

Posted on February 13, 2014 by prashant bhatt

12th February is the feast of Charlie Andrews, the Christian missionary and close friend of Mahatma Gandhi. Viewed by some scholars as the alter-ego of the Mahatma, C F Andrews went on to do things in Fiji and Caribbean which … Continue reading →

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