Tag Archives: Tripoli Reading Group

On our Independence Day-Part 2

Posted on August 13, 2013 by prashant bhatt

On August 22,1975, Rustom Sohrab Nagarwalla, ex Army officer twice phoned the State Bank of India, imitating voice of PM Indira Gandhi and her official aide P N Haksar, asking for 6 million rupees for Bangladesh. He was arrested a … 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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Father’s Day Walk review

Posted on June 19, 2013 by prashant bhatt

As part of the review of father’s day walks, one sees another part of the story when one becomes a father. As I look back at the -First Day covers and stamps he would send from his field station postings,and … Continue reading →

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