Dhananjay Rai
Beyond Author and Authorship
The recent comments by noted play writer, actor and theatrist Girish Karnad on V.S. Naipaul have generated the ‘needed’ debate rather controversy. I am calling it ‘debate’ and not controversy due to several reasons. Engagement with any author is an issue of ‘debate’ not controversy. Controversy occurs due to an impeccable belief in immortality of her/him and occurrence of disturbance therein whereas debate is worldly engagement. It is very much corporeal. Therefore, debate around any author is much desired an exercise and must take place often.
The Age of Eric J. Hobsbawm
Pragoti Editorial Team member Dhananjay Rai pays tributes to the great Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm, who passed away recently.
The Politics for "small states" (Hindi) / पृथक प्रदेशों के लिए राजनीति
Dhananjay Rai wrote an article on the "Politics for "small states"" in the Hindi newspaper, Jansatta. A tabulation of the arguments in English is presented by Parimal Maya Sudhakar here. Parimal also answers some of the points made. The article in Hindi is presented here.
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