Macaulay's intent was quite different from what has been propagated by Indian leaders and public intellectuals, who love to live in their own sectarian mental chambers.
At an exhibition at New Delhi's DAG, Swapna Liddle showed how Mughal art styles evolved as the East India Company strengthened its presence in the subcontinent.
‘Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore’s Interregnum (1760–1799)’ by Vikram Sampath opens a window to the life and times of one of the most debated figures from India’s history.
In ‘The Other Mohan’, Amrita Shah tells the story of Indian migration through the journey of her great-grandfather from Bombay to South Africa in the early 1900s.
In the ‘Colonial Subjugation of India’, historian Amar Farooqui tells the story of the British empire’s rise and the instruments of coercion to rule over it.
Historian William Dalrymple gave a talk to art lovers at DAG about an orphaned world of Mughal paintings that embarrassed the British and was dismissed by the Indians.
By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Shocking to see this kind of defence. Sure, propaganda relies on half-truths such as the quote about breaking the backbone of Bharatiya education. But it is hard to deny the overt supremacism in the British policy. You don’t need to ban traditional education outright to impose it – the economic genius lies in making it irrelevant, so there is always the illusion of choice even as the choice makes itself for reasons of pragmatism. That’s my one big complaint with “independent” Bharata as well – Bharatiya language medium education is irrelevant as an option if you eventually (for higher education or a job) must, at some point, switch to English. It is a choice, yes, but a choice no person would like to make rationally. Hence an imposition without imposition.
Also it is disappointing that the article treats Sanskrit and Arabic as equals throughout. The British might’ve opposed both, but let’s not forget that we were colonised by Arabic and Farsi first – a deeper colonisation that has left an indelible mark on many languages down to pronunciation and words that don’t represent our thought but have subtly replaced it.
(Also before anyone points out: Would’ve replied in Hindi or Sanskrit if the original were in that language.)
Typical Hindu trait !! Shame on this writer. shame on the The Print staff
Shocking to see this kind of defence. Sure, propaganda relies on half-truths such as the quote about breaking the backbone of Bharatiya education. But it is hard to deny the overt supremacism in the British policy. You don’t need to ban traditional education outright to impose it – the economic genius lies in making it irrelevant, so there is always the illusion of choice even as the choice makes itself for reasons of pragmatism. That’s my one big complaint with “independent” Bharata as well – Bharatiya language medium education is irrelevant as an option if you eventually (for higher education or a job) must, at some point, switch to English. It is a choice, yes, but a choice no person would like to make rationally. Hence an imposition without imposition.
Also it is disappointing that the article treats Sanskrit and Arabic as equals throughout. The British might’ve opposed both, but let’s not forget that we were colonised by Arabic and Farsi first – a deeper colonisation that has left an indelible mark on many languages down to pronunciation and words that don’t represent our thought but have subtly replaced it.
(Also before anyone points out: Would’ve replied in Hindi or Sanskrit if the original were in that language.)
Achha aadmi thaa. At least I owe a lot to him.
Puke-worthy socialism is the main culprit for India’s failures.