Nation and Nationalism (South Asian Perspective) © Anup Mukherjee i3pep.org Part 1 Part 2 (this page) Indian History from sixth century BC (Post Vedic period) to early modern period should be seen as a continuous tussel between the central authority and the local forces. Interestingly, one would find that at local levels, there was generally [...]
Archive of entries posted on November 2004
Nation and Nationalism (1)
Nation and Nationalism (South Asian Perspective) © Anup Mukherjee i3pep.org Part 1 (this page) Part 2 The concept of ‘Nation’ for South Asia is an interesting concept to explore. In the Indian Subcontinent, the concept of Bharatvarsha (land of the Bharata, the legendary ruler) had existed at a theoretical level since long time. In some [...]
Ancient Southeast Asia
Ancient Southeast Asia © Anup Mukherjee i3pep.org A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Environmental History (Routledge) The present countries of Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, East Timor, Singapore, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Philippines form South East Asia. In geographical terms, the South East Asia is the region that stretches from [...]
Dreams
“Dreams are like highways, gets lost with distance…”, so went the song. Are dreams meant to be lost? yes, no, maybe…, perhaps, dreams are not landmarks to be reached, but something to be pursued. Dreams do not have any destination, but are guideposts. Dreams have continuity, they are not static, but dynamic. It is the [...]
Akbar : The Mughal Emperor
Akbar (1542-1605) © Anup Mukherjee [A version of this essay written by the author was published in the Encyclopedia of Leadership (Sage, 2004)] Akbar was the grandson of Babur who founded the Mughal rule in India. However, during the time of Humayun, the territory was lost to the Afghans under the Surs. After the interregnum [...]
