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​Soumitra Chatterjee (1935–2020)

Vol. 55, Issue No. 47, 28 Nov, 2020
Amitabha Bhattacharya

A tribute to actor Soumitra Chatterjee who died of COVID-19 complications.

Remembering the Life of Satyendra Nath Bose

Vol. 54, Issue No. 14, 06 Apr, 2019
Satyendra Nath Bose would have been 125-years-old on 1 January 2019.

The God Question

Vol. 54, Issue No. 8, 23 Feb, 2019
Amitabha Bhattacharya

Looking for answers in Stephen Hawking’s last book, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

 

Remembering Mrinal Sen (1923–2018)

Vol. 54, Issue No. 2, 12 Jan, 2019
Amitabha Bhattacharya

Mrinal Sen became a part of the milieu he had depicted in his films. He had direct knowledge of middle- and lower-middle-class existence, and never observed reality from a distance. He moved with the crowd, but was, perhaps, a lonely traveller in his journey towards discovering the meaning and potency of cinema.

Somnath Chatterjee (1929–2018)

Vol. 53, Issue No. 37, 15 Sep, 2018
Amitabha Bhattacharya

An obituary for Somnath Chatterjee. 

Reform of Higher Civil Services: What Does the DoPT Communication Imply?

Vol. 53, Issue No. 32, 11 Aug, 2018
Any reform of the civil services, including that in the recruitment and training phase, should aim to create a band of diligent and fearless change agents whose loyalty lies primarily with the Constitution and laws of the land. The recent letter from the Department of Personnel & Training suggesting modification in rules for service and cadre allocation has ruffled a few feathers. Is it much ado about nothing? Or is something potently sinister in the offing?

​Few Enemies, Many Friends

Vol. 53, Issue No. 31, 04 Aug, 2018
Amitabha Bhattacharya

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An Idealist View of Radhakrishnan

Vol. 25, Issue No. 12, 24 Mar, 1990
Amitabha Bhattacharya

Radhakrishnan has been one of the most fascinating, if a little enigmatic, figures of twentieth century India. A statesman among academic philosophers and the only philosopher among Indian statesmen, Radhakrishnan is often worshipped, some times criticised and scarcely read these days. The reputation he enjoyed during his life time is mostly in the domain of history now. The statesman-Radhakrishnan often eclipses or reinforces the philosopher-Radhakrishnan. Why did it happen so? In our anxiety to put him on a high pedestal and to deify him we have distanced this man of flesh and blood so much that we are doing a disservice not only to his memory but to ourselves as well.

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