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Review Essay: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘Why I am a Hindu’

By Mohan Ramanan
Tharoor’s Hinduism is both a result of a particular practice and an understanding of its tenets mainly from English translations. Many of us English educated people (I count myself among them) like Tharoor also got to know our Hinduism from a reading of translations of the Vedas,  Upanishads and The Gita, and the writings of Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananada, and Radhakrishnan.

Revisiting English Studies in India: An Interview with Prof. Mohan G Ramanan

By P Dalai
This interview reveals the life and time of English Studies and career of an English Professor in India. At the backdrop of rising populism, deteriorating academic standards, and mere incorporation of western standards in evaluation and pedagogy in our times, Professor Mohan G Ramanan shares his personal and professional experiences in academics and universities to Dr. P Dalai.