November , 2007
Narendrabhai & Buddhababu: separated at birth
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Historian Sumit Sarkar is not known to mince his words. His 'Modern India' is a magisterial left wing sweep of the Indian independence movement in which the struggles of "non elite" groups have gripped students and lay readers alike. Sarkar may have his ideological vantage point but his gaze is always honest When Sarkar said recently that the Nandigram violence is similar to the violence in Gujarat, he drew attention not only to the parallels between the bloodthirsty CPM cadres and the murderous VHP but to another interesting new parallel in Indian politics: the striking similaries of the ideological opposites, Narendra Modi and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. The chief ministers of West Bengal and Gujarat are in many ways similar political creatures. They both face the enemy within and without, both have their undeniable biases, both are accused of having blood on their hands. Both Bhattacharjee and Modi write....
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Sagarika Ghose has been a journalist for 20 years, starting her career with The Times of India, then moving to become part of the start-up team of Outlook magazine, subsequently joining The Indian Express as Senior Editor. She was anchor of the flagship BBC World programme Question Time India before moving to CNN-IBN as prime time anchor and Deputy Editor. She is the anchor of the award-winning flagship debate programme Face The Nation on CNN-IBN. She is also a columnist for the Hindustan Times. She has won numerous awards including FICCI Media Achiever Award and Gr8-ITA Award for Excellence in Journalism. She is a graduate in History from St Stephen's College and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University where she gained an MA and M.Phil in History and International Relations. She is the author of two acclaimed novels The Gin Drinkers and Blind Faith, both published worldwide by HarperCollins Publishers.
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