Ramachandra Guha had tweeted a 1939 quote by Spratt that drew criticism from Finance Minister Sitharaman, Gujarat CM Rupani and Congress leader Ahmed Patel.
Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
This is a deliberate controversy created by Shri Guha to get his quota of 15 minutes of fame. This is his technique to keep himself in the limelight, supported by an intellectually clueless media.
Ramachandra Guha is a historian of dubious competence. He is bad tempered historian and lacks the equanimity required of a historian. Anyway, what was the provocation for calling Gujarat backward. I visisted Gujarat for the first time a few months. I didn’t notice any backwardness culturally. They have great music and dance tradition.
This is a deliberate controversy created by Shri Guha to get his quota of 15 minutes of fame. This is his technique to keep himself in the limelight, supported by an intellectually clueless media.
Ramachandra Guha is a historian of dubious competence. He is bad tempered historian and lacks the equanimity required of a historian. Anyway, what was the provocation for calling Gujarat backward. I visisted Gujarat for the first time a few months. I didn’t notice any backwardness culturally. They have great music and dance tradition.
Backwardness means no left party is there
Period