How fascinating! I most certainly fall in the “amateur” ranks, as far as history is concerned, but agree that it is incredibly important to “try” and grasp it in order to make sense of what’s going on in the “now”. I look forward to your newsletter. May I take this opportunity to put out one topic for you to consider at some point. Your opening remarks focus on history from a “nation’s” point of view. My query is whether we need to move away from the national perspective and possibly even challenge the concept of nationhood in this era of global interdependence. Thanks
I can't wait for your first newsletter and I'm looking forward to see the topics that you decide to tackle. I wouldn't be so bold as to even call myself as 'amateur' historian, so I look forward to being a student and learning something new every fortnight about my country and our origins.
Some topics that I personally find very interesting and in the event that you do too, I hope to read about them in an issue in the future:
(1) The history of our North-Eastern states' union with India and the cultural identity of 'other' that our North-Eastern citizens often face in our country.
(2) A nuanced view as to what the creation of Pakistan has meant for our country socio- and geopolitically.
(3) A list of some of the biggest red herrings or mischaracterisations in "Mainstream" Indian history as we know and understand it.
But, you know, you guys do you and I will enthusiastically read every issue regardless!
Wonderful of you both to take up this project. Looking forward to your fortnightly newsletters. Be warned I am sitting here all set to dissect, question, etc.... And hoping to learn. I am hoping you'll be looking at history beyond political history. Congratulations and best wishes in this new venture. Ravi
Amazing. You'd be amazed how many of my "over represented IIT classmates" have disavowed technology, 30 years after graduation, and now believe they are historians.
The debates in our groups are all about alternate histories, and how what we were taught in schools were superficial for sure, and wrong debatably.
I'm happy to be the drunk uncle at a wedding, spoiling for a fight. I believe the history we were taught was important to weld various warring satraps and princelings into a single nation. There was no united india before 1947, and without this shared history (fiction?), there would not be one 73 years later.
There always have been parallel campaigns
This one is accessable
Brilliant. Nice to see a young thinking duo. Mubarak gals
It promises to be fascinating. So looking forward to more - and to hearing the alternative points of view.
Looking Forward... Eagerly 😊
How fascinating! I most certainly fall in the “amateur” ranks, as far as history is concerned, but agree that it is incredibly important to “try” and grasp it in order to make sense of what’s going on in the “now”. I look forward to your newsletter. May I take this opportunity to put out one topic for you to consider at some point. Your opening remarks focus on history from a “nation’s” point of view. My query is whether we need to move away from the national perspective and possibly even challenge the concept of nationhood in this era of global interdependence. Thanks
I can't wait for your first newsletter and I'm looking forward to see the topics that you decide to tackle. I wouldn't be so bold as to even call myself as 'amateur' historian, so I look forward to being a student and learning something new every fortnight about my country and our origins.
Some topics that I personally find very interesting and in the event that you do too, I hope to read about them in an issue in the future:
(1) The history of our North-Eastern states' union with India and the cultural identity of 'other' that our North-Eastern citizens often face in our country.
(2) A nuanced view as to what the creation of Pakistan has meant for our country socio- and geopolitically.
(3) A list of some of the biggest red herrings or mischaracterisations in "Mainstream" Indian history as we know and understand it.
But, you know, you guys do you and I will enthusiastically read every issue regardless!
Good luck!
Wonderful of you both to take up this project. Looking forward to your fortnightly newsletters. Be warned I am sitting here all set to dissect, question, etc.... And hoping to learn. I am hoping you'll be looking at history beyond political history. Congratulations and best wishes in this new venture. Ravi
Amazing. You'd be amazed how many of my "over represented IIT classmates" have disavowed technology, 30 years after graduation, and now believe they are historians.
The debates in our groups are all about alternate histories, and how what we were taught in schools were superficial for sure, and wrong debatably.
I'm happy to be the drunk uncle at a wedding, spoiling for a fight. I believe the history we were taught was important to weld various warring satraps and princelings into a single nation. There was no united india before 1947, and without this shared history (fiction?), there would not be one 73 years later.
Bring on your arguments and sources...