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papers, lecture texts, book reviews, press reports , etc., mostly on science and education policy , history of science, ancient history

Hindu sacred texts vis-a-vis archaeology

Rajesh Kochhar Thoreau very wisely wrote that ‘A man is wise with the wisdom of his time only, and ignorant with its ignorance’. When people draw conclusions and make observations…

The Yogi and the Kumbh: Tampering with tradition for no reason

Rajesh Kochhar For more 1953 Kumbh pictures see  http://time.com/3640172/gathering-of-the-faithful-life-at-indias-colossal-kumbh-mela-1953/      UNESCO has announced its decision to include the Kumbh Mela in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage…

Rajputs, their women, & Muslim rulers

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/rajputs-their-women–muslim-rulers/524111.html A casteist outfit, the Rajasthan-based Sri Rajput Karni Sena’s objection to the movie ‘Padmavati’ is somewhat surprising because the Rajputs acquitted themselves honorably in this period. The Delhi Sultanate…

Government College University Lahore: Book Review

This is an enlarged version of the Book Review published in TheTribune(Spectrum) 22 October 2017 http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/books-reviews/making-of-an-institution/485000.html BOOK REVIEW Khalid Aftab (2017) Against All Odds: Institute Building in the Real World…