Pranab Bardhan, a professor of mine at UC Berkeley, whom we have met before here (see Crouching Tiger, Lumbering Elephant, and Pranab Bardhan on the Indian Economy, for instance) has an excellent article in the Boston Review titled "What Makes a Miracle: Some myths about the Rise of China and India." (Hat tip: Yuvaraj Galada.) … Continue reading Debunking Myths about China and India
Day: January 29, 2008
Rewriting Indian History: Book review by CJS Wallia
The following is a review of Francois Gautier's Rewriting Indian History. (New Delhi: Vikas Publishing 1996). The reviewer is C J S Wallia who writes: From my own perspective as a secular humanist, I believe that any whitewashing of historical record is counterproductive. No matter how lofty the ideals of a current cause, any whitewash … Continue reading Rewriting Indian History: Book review by CJS Wallia
