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For Historians and Humanists

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Read Sepoy’s The Polyglot Manifesto - 1 and The Polyglot Manifesto - 2 for his insightful reflections on the challenges we face today in the academy. Any young (or even old) historian or humanities scholar should take Sepoy’s proposals seriously.

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Muthu Rajkumar: the Prince who was a pearl and an elder brother

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

His songs play in the background, quietly, melodiously, hauntingly, from every corner of my apartment in Chicago. I am unable to go across the street, to my office in Judd Hall. Work will have to wait. Today and the days to come are about coming to terms with the passing of a man I liked [...]

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Ugadi

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Tomorrow is ugadi, [literally yuga (era) adi (beginning)] the traditional new year’s festival. Ugadi falls on Chaitra Sudhdha Paadyami or the first day Chaitra. All the family members, young and old, are woken up early. Then immediately, a tonne of oil is poured on their head, followed by an elaborate massaging of each strand of [...]

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Indira’s ways

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Before we enter the realm of the sublimely ridiculous, time to be serious for a moment. Deccan Herald reports a shameful story from Gonal village in Gulbarga district. A Dalit IAS officer was refused permission to hold his nephew’s wedding in the local temple and use its community hall. The story is shameful at so [...]

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Conferencing - 2

Thursday, March 2, 2006

Now that the Chicago South Asia Graduate Student conference (SAGSC) is over, it is time to revisit my earlier report on the Berkeley South Asia conference and add a few more thoughts. Look at another take on SAGSC by Sepoy.
At the outset, I should state that SAGSC was an extremely well organized conference, thanks [...]

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History updates

Monday, February 27, 2006

Two brief updates:
First, watch this BBC slideshow/photoessay with commentary on the Mahamastakabhisheka at Sravanabelagola. My earlier posting on this theme has more details on the events and history of the place, including that cool virtual abhisheka.
Second, in response to a spirited debate on Carnatic music (see my review of Sandhyaraga) several weeks [...]

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