When the national debate on Babur resurfaced following NCERT changes, I was among the very few historians, apart from RC Majumdar and Sir Jadunath Sarkar, who were publicly referenced as part of the so-called “Nationalist-wing” scholarly tradition. When people now claim that the Right produces no scholars, it is precisely because individuals occupying decorated offices lend credibility to such lazy generalisations.
The state Judicial Department told the government that the availability of such Jihadi material creates a possibility of radicalisation of young, vulnerable minds.
Jnanpith selection committee announced that Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and Urdu lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly known as Gulzar, have been selected for 58th Jnanpith Award.
There was this time fairly recently when Ravish ji went on a short break. When he returned, I noticed that he had made a few changes to his studio for prime time.