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DIASPORA AND DIS-ASSIMILATION

Posted on August 16, 2013 by prashant bhatt

     Part-3 of- On our Independence Day. Each generation must discover its mission,  fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity                                    Frantz … Continue reading →

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On our Independence day-Part 1

Posted on August 11, 2013 by prashant bhatt

On the occasion of the independence of India-Pakistan, our reading group went through some works of Indian novelists who conveyed some of the historical realities which could not be conveyed in official histories. BACKGROUND One session started with Edward Said’s … Continue reading →

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Mutual Improvement Societies

Posted on April 30, 2013 by prashant bhatt

“Herein lies the tragedy of the age: Not that men are poor, – all men know something of poverty. Not that men are wicked, – who is good? Not that men are ignorant, – what is truth? Nay, but that … Continue reading →

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