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Rajesh Kochhar

Author of The Vedic People ( Orient BlackSwan), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge), (jointly with Jayant Narlikar) of Astronomy in India (INSA), and Sanskrit & British Empire ( Routledge, forthcoming)

The Importance of being Mamata Banerjee

Rajesh Kochhar 06/07/2021 No Comments

The Importance of being Mamata Rajesh Kochhar Sachin Dev Burman was a famous Hindi film music director who largely based  his tunes on Bengali folk music. He had a tiff with the melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and the two stopped working together. However when S.D. Burman’s   talented son Rahul Dev ( continue reading… )

Two types of oxygen: Indian covid fudge

Rajesh Kochhar 21/04/2021 No Comments

Rajesh Kochhar India exported 9884 metric tons of liquid oxygen during Feb20-Jan21. The figure is more than double the previous year and highest in three years. In a clever but dishonest manner un-named govt sources have defended the decision saying that the export was of industrial oxygen and not medical ( continue reading… )

On Jats and Jutts

Rajesh Kochhar 31/01/2021 No Comments

Jats are a land-owning agriculturist caste spread over West UP, Haryana, and Rajasthan. There are Jutts in West and East Punjab. They are also land-owners and tillers. Jutts in West Punjab are predominantly Muslim, those in East Punjab Sikhs. The ethnic relationship between Jats and Jutts is not clear ( ( continue reading… )

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