Ramachandra Guha
@Ram_Guha
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Historian of modern India, biographer of Gandhi. Retweets not necessarily endorsements.
Bengaluru/Bangalore
Joined August 2013
My new book, SPEAKING WITH NATURE, releases today. It is available here: https://t.co/RcGrplSgKp and in bookstores. It features ten remarkable individuals who, long before the climate crisis, wrote with passion and insight about environmental sustainability and social justice.
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Ramachandra Guha: Lessons my parents taught me, quietly and unselfconsciously
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They belonged to a generation when patriotism was expressed through quiet service rather than crude boastfulness.
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Lovely piece by @Ram_Guha. Very nicely done - makes many sharp points in a very tender and subtle manner.
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I have been writing a fortnightly column for The Telegraph for more than twenty years. It occasionally features my friends and mentors, but not my family. This one is an exception: https://t.co/bgOxmK3cKa
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As I look back on their lives, I can now see, more clearly than when I was young, how my parents affirmed, in practice rather than in theory, the spirit of fraternity and non-discrimination that lies...
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I recently spoke at the new citizens’ cultural centre in Bengaluru, Sabha, on my journey as a Gandhi biographer. A recording of my talk is now up online: https://t.co/sB7e1XUQBR
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Delighted that my son Keshava Guha’s novel ‘The Tiger’s Share’ features in The Guardian’s list of the best fiction of 2025, alongside new novels by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Kiran Desai. https://t.co/mCUmk185ss
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The Guardian’s fiction editor picks the best of the year, from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Dream Count to Thomas Pynchon’s return, David Szalay’s Booker winner and a remarkable collection of short...
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Adani Group in RSF's 'Press Freedom Predators' List - The Wire
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In 2025, those who prey on press freedom were also distinguished by their increased use of technology, RSF found. The Hindutva propaganda website OpIndia is the other Indian entity in this list.
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From Parisian salons to Pondicherry’s ashram, her life was a journey across worlds, weaving Western modernity with Eastern wisdom, and building a legacy rooted in spiritual transformation. She stood beside Sri Aurobindo as his closest collaborator, guiding minds, shaping an
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Ramachandra Guha: It’s time for the Indian cricket board to treat South Africa with greater respect
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The Proteas are never given more than a two- or three-Test series. That condescending attitude must be discarded.
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Temba's XI: My column in praise of South African cricket:
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South Africa had been treated poorly by the ‘Big Three’, Australia, India, and England, who consider them so unworthy as to never give them more than a two- or three-Test series
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I’ll be speaking at Chennai’s Music Academy on Saturday, 29th November, 10 am onwards. More details below.
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Cricket gyaan: we pick players for tests who average in the 30s based on their IPL form, keep juggling batting order with ‘all-rounders’ while likes of Sarfraz who averages more than 60 in first class cricket (including a big ton and 3 fifties in 6 tests) and has a reputation of
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Much look forward to this conversation with @shammybaweja in Bangalore next Sunday on her excellent new book.
See you Bangalore. So looking forward to a conversation on my book with Author and Historian @Ram_Guha on November 30. @PiyuK @RoliBooks
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Dandakaranya is finally Naxal-mukta. Can we now talk about the adivasi rights? Can Fadanvis ask Lloyds to comply with mining norms in Gadchiroli? Can we make adivasi a dignified participant in all the industrial activities in their zone? https://t.co/39Mz1Prdn0
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GANDHI AND OUR WORLDS OF IDEAS This episode of the Dilli Dali Podcast is a video recording of a conversation with historian Ramachandra Guha at the Gandhi Fest in Vadakara held on October 4, 2025. https://t.co/jb3aPQQhe8
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I much enjoyed speaking with @shalajlawania on his @knowtimetofly show. Among the themes we discussed were the craft of history-writing, and the controversies around Gandhi’s life and legacy. You can listen to our conversation here: https://t.co/tiWyiWUviU
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Fraud alert: It has been brought to my notice that there exists a Facebook page in the name of "Ramachandra Guha" with my photo featured. This is an impersonation: I am NOT on Facebook, indeed have never been on Facebook.
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NEW: In episode 139, I interview @Ram_Guha - renowned historian, author of bestselling books like India After Gandhi, A Corner Of A Foreign Field and his biographies of Gandhi, and recipient of the Padma Bhushan! In this conversation we discuss his journey becoming a historian
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The health of India’s natural forests is important not just in itself, but also for the health of our economy, ecology, and society. Do read this important piece by @mrajshekhar on how forest cover in India is calculated—and miscalculated: https://t.co/IVkkuIQTv3
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Part 4 of CarbonCopy’s forest series finds that even as the Forest Survey of India pegs India’s forest cover at 21.76%, satellite images show functional forest ecosystems cover just 1-10% of India’s...
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Azad further points put: “Counter-terror needs political oxygen and economic opportunity. It is a long haul, not a quick battle. ... No tall claims, no slogans, just steady, relentless work.”
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