http://www.i3pep.org/archives India Point Web Network Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:24:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2009/08/25/effects-of-history-tale-of-two-neighbours/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2009/08/25/effects-of-history-tale-of-two-neighbours/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:06:21 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=260 History is very powerful – not just conceptually – but emotionally, logically and politically. It hangs on the mind and shapes the mindset. We may even be getting influenced by it – even without realizing its power to shape us. Some might say we are scared of the ghosts! But ghosts are scary – isn’t [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2009/08/25/effects-of-history-tale-of-two-neighbours/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2007/04/15/mayapur-iskcon/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2007/04/15/mayapur-iskcon/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2007 05:04:38 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=258 The March month is not really a nice month to travel – the beginning of summer heat starts getting you. However given our schedule, we squeezed out two days, where we could go out on excursion. Our choice was ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness) temple at Mayapur. Mayapur is situated in Nawadwip. Nawadwip is [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2007/04/15/mayapur-iskcon/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/11/28/indian-national-army-trials/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/11/28/indian-national-army-trials/#comments Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:02:37 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=256 Background: The idea of forming the Indian National Army (INA) was conceived by Mohan Singh in Malaya. The main objective was to form an anti-British force to liberate India, as well as to check Japanese misconduct towards Indians in SE Asia. Till then, Japanese had allowed only the civilian Indians to form anti-British organizations. In February [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/11/28/indian-national-army-trials/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/10/27/nuremberg-principles/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/10/27/nuremberg-principles/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:00:12 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=254 The regime of Hitler in Germany indulged in serious violation of human rights of various communities. Concentration camps were freely used for genocide, extermination, torture, and slave labour, which constituted the issues of the Holocaust. Such issue of crime required an adequate punishment. This issue began to be discussed before the end of the war. [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/10/27/nuremberg-principles/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/09/28/geneva-convention/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/09/28/geneva-convention/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:57:02 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=252 The origin of the Geneva Convention goes back to the bloody battle of Solferino (1859). It was here that Henry Dunant a Swiss citizen, who was witness to this battle made effort to create relief societies that would look after the wounded during the times of war and also work for relief during peace times. [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/09/28/geneva-convention/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/07/28/investment-criteria/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/07/28/investment-criteria/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:54:16 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=250 The most preferable way of dealing with ones residual income is to save it. One can keep that tucked away at a corner of almirah and forget about it. But then, this is not a good way of dealing with ones savings.The reason is that the money you hold in your hand also has its [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/07/28/investment-criteria/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/06/24/caste-outside-hinduism/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/06/24/caste-outside-hinduism/#comments Sat, 24 Jun 2006 04:50:54 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=248 India is a land of complex mixing of traditions and cultures. Through its ever continuous evolution, it has developed local flavours of religions. It has adopted practices, assimilated traditions, and even transformed the religious practices that have emerged in foreign lands to the local situations and needs. One such social institution is that of caste. [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/06/24/caste-outside-hinduism/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/04/30/india-and-english-language/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/04/30/india-and-english-language/#comments Sun, 30 Apr 2006 04:47:40 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=246 Many years ago, a well known editor and columnist had written that since he writes in english, speaks most of the time in english, most of his reading is english, and he even consequently thinks in english, therefore his mother tongue ought to be English! At that time, such statement sounded too arrogant and whimsical. [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/04/30/india-and-english-language/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/03/12/swaraj/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/03/12/swaraj/#comments Sun, 12 Mar 2006 04:42:55 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=243 This essay was presented at the Essay Competition-cum-Young Scholars Seminar on Concept of Swaraj, held under auspeicies of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), at Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya (University), Jabalpur, Feb 25-28, 1997. Concept of Swaraj © Anup Mukherjee Swaraje Namah : Salutation to the self ruling splendour – Atharva Veda The impelling urge for freedom is innate [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/03/12/swaraj/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/02/04/teacher-watching/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/02/04/teacher-watching/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2006 04:37:38 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=240 For Peter Drucker, teacher watching was a favourite hobby. Peter Drucker, as we know was himself a great Management Guru, and originator of the Concept of Corporation. However, I was recently faced with a situation of perforce teacher watching, and in a different situation. Yesterday, when I was going to Kolkata – at Durgapur a [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/02/04/teacher-watching/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/01/16/finance-and-profits/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/01/16/finance-and-profits/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 04:33:43 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=238 For some years now, I had wanted to read this book Finance and Profits by N.J. Yasaswy, but could mange only some extracts. By this time, this edition of the book that I have, is nearly 15 years old. So, I decided, that I should read it at least now. In the field of finance, [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2006/01/16/finance-and-profits/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-four/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-four/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:30:19 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=236 [This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA] © Anup Mukherjee Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4 Imperial Issues & Economic Consequences: Britain in India was the significant central power. It [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-four/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-three/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-three/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:24:36 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=233 [This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA] © Anup Mukherjee Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4 A major critique of the drain by the Nationalists was built around the [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-three/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-two/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-two/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2005 07:03:35 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=228 [This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA] © Anup Mukherjee Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4 Another important aspect of the economic exploitation was the process of deindustrialisation. Certain [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-two/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-one/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-one/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2005 06:00:48 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=226 [This essay Some Thoughts on The Drain of Wealth: Colonial India and Imperial Britain was published in the World History Bulletin (WHB) Spring 2004 (Vol XX No1). The WHB is published by World History Association (WHA), USA] © Anup Mukherjee Part 1  Part 2  Part 3  Part 4 The Drain of Wealth Theory: The Drain of Wealth theory is a set [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/12/02/colonial-india-one/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/25/religion-and-politics/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/25/religion-and-politics/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:53:06 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=224 If religion is the belief in supernatural, its propriety in civilised society lies in the cognizance of conciliating the divergences to euphony, which is characterised by harmony of universe and is symbolic of the supernatural arbiter. And if religion is merely a bunch of rituals whcich remains with us for sake of tradition then the [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/25/religion-and-politics/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/12/market-practices/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/12/market-practices/#comments Sat, 12 Nov 2005 05:50:36 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=222 This might sound a simple and small thing, but is quite symptomatic on how a free market mechanism punishes the bad trader, and at the same time how a a cartelised market is a bad place to shop. A week back I had gone to the vegetable market, and at one shop there was good potatoes [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/12/market-practices/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/05/surat/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/05/surat/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2005 08:47:42 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=220 A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Surat © Anup Mukherjee Surat is situated on the Western Coast of Gujarat, on the left bank of river Tapti, on the Gulf of Cambay (Khambhat). It has been a very important centre of trade and [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/05/surat/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/03/calicut/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/03/calicut/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:43:31 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=218 A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Calicut (Kozhikode) © Anup Mukherjee Calicut is situated on the on the Malabar Coast of the Kerala province in India. It is connected to hinterland through the Palghat gap. The place is famous for the spice [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/03/calicut/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/01/socialism/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/01/socialism/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2005 06:40:13 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=216 A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Socialism © Anup Mukherjee Socialism does not have a single socio-political philosophy. It has gradually evolved into various different schools and doctrines. These put forth different ideas on how best to reorganise the society and the [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/11/01/socialism/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/10/03/patent/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/10/03/patent/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2005 15:35:55 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=214 A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Patent © Anup Mukherjee The word ‘Patent’ is derived from the Latin word patere, which means to be open or public. Patent is a form of intellectual property right (IPR). The intellectual property can be broadly [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/10/03/patent/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/09/25/puja-shopping/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/09/25/puja-shopping/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:34:15 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=212 This is the festival season in India, and in Bengal it is the season for Puja shopping. We also joined the bandwagon for the shopping and the gourmet spree that often characterises the life prior to festival season. Currently there are various kinds of mela (fairs) that are put up at Asansol that are selling [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/09/25/puja-shopping/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/09/17/vishwakarma-puja/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/09/17/vishwakarma-puja/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:31:24 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=210 Vishwakarma Puja is a big occasion of celebration in the industrial belt. This comes every year on Sept 17th. The festival celebrating the God of Industrial Craft ie. Vishwakarma is an important but less known dimension of Bengal. This time I attended one such ceremony in the main telephone exchange at Asansol. In the industrial [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/09/17/vishwakarma-puja/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/09/01/indian-ocean-trade/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/09/01/indian-ocean-trade/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:28:09 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=208 A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Indian Ocean Trade © Anup Mukherjee The Indian Ocean trade network spans from east coast of Africa through Middle East to western and eastern India and then on through Burma to the different islands of Southeast [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/09/01/indian-ocean-trade/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/08/15/independence-and-mangal/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/08/15/independence-and-mangal/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2005 15:24:11 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=204 India celebrated its 59th independence day today (58 years of independence). Some cynic would say, that the republic is already old and it should prepare for its retirement (as a republic, India is 55 something). More optimists would say that India has learned over the years, and the people and leadership and the republic as [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/08/15/independence-and-mangal/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/08/10/youthful-curiosities/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/08/10/youthful-curiosities/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:19:47 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=200 Questions I asked a few years back on H-World Forum » » I would like to ask certain questions to the specialists on this forum. But before that, I would rather give a brief background. I have studied the Medieval Indian history fairly well. And my exposure to the nature of Muslim rule comes from that. [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/08/10/youthful-curiosities/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/07/19/asean/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/07/19/asean/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:16:29 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=198 A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. ASEAN © Anup Mukherjee Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) came to existence consequent to the Bangkok declaration of Aug 8, 1967. The declaration stated that the “Association represents the collective will of the nations [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/07/19/asean/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/07/04/initiation-for-the-probasi/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/07/04/initiation-for-the-probasi/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2005 15:11:41 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=196 “You are a Bihari, huh”? No! I protest, I am Mukherjee. “You are a Mukherjee!” – the man said with questioning disbelief and astonishment. “So where is your home?”. I say, I live at Asansol. “No-no”, he again protests – “where do you belong, where have you been brought up?”, he now asks with greater [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/07/04/initiation-for-the-probasi/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/05/01/indus-river/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/05/01/indus-river/#comments Sun, 01 May 2005 08:42:19 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=192 A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Indus River (Sindhu) © Anup Mukherjee The Indus River rises in southwestern Tibet, and circling around different mountains, and running a course of 2735 kilometers, finally drains into Arabian Sea near Karachi (Sind, Pakistan). The main [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/05/01/indus-river/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/05/01/calcutta/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/05/01/calcutta/#comments Sun, 01 May 2005 08:39:24 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=190 A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of World Trade published by ME Sharpe Publishers, Armonk, New York. Calcutta (Kolkata) © Anup Mukherjee Calcutta is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, the westernmost branch of the Ganges that drains to the Bay of Bengal. It has been the most important river [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/05/01/calcutta/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/04/28/approaches-early-indian-history/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/04/28/approaches-early-indian-history/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2005 08:36:55 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=188 While studying Indian history, we have to keep in mind various issues relating to the facts that we have. These facts are in form of evidence – however these facts are the raw material. These facts needs to be analysed to extract useful information regarding history from such sources. For example if we have a [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/04/28/approaches-early-indian-history/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/04/27/sources-early-indian-history/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/04/27/sources-early-indian-history/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:34:23 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=186 Ancient Indian history sources can be classified into following sources: 1. Literary Sources     a) Religious themes     b) Legal Sources     c) Linguistic and Historical Literary, including Local Chronicles 2. Archeological Sources 3. Inscriptions and Prasastis 4. Numismatics (Coinage) 5. Monuments 6. (Travel & Geographical)Accounts of Foreigners. 1(a).Literary Sources » Religious themes Most of the ancient books have religious theme. Some of them deal with the time span [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/04/27/sources-early-indian-history/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/04/12/mughal-empire/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/04/12/mughal-empire/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:09:12 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=184 Mughal Empire © Anup Mukherjee Mughal empire is a fascinating period of Indian History. This is because, the mughal history is so recent so as to blend with the issues of the current times. Many of the monuments of Mughal period are still in use, whether it be mosques, mausoleum or forts. This essay is a [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/04/12/mughal-empire/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/03/23/literature-nationhood-and-imperialism/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/03/23/literature-nationhood-and-imperialism/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:04:19 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=182 To deny the concept of nationhood that stood in binary opposition to the enterprise of imperialism is basically to deny imperialism and to see the whole imperial enterprise as a foreign rule. When we do a social-history study of colonialism as regards India, we must have some basic factual understanding. Often in interdisciplinary studies, scholars tend [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/03/23/literature-nationhood-and-imperialism/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/03/20/asansol-film-festival-and-amu/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/03/20/asansol-film-festival-and-amu/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2005 07:58:36 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=179 The film festival at Asansol is held around this time of the year. This comprises a handful of good films – English, Hindi, Bengali – that are shown over a week at the Rabindra Bhavan. This time we decided that we would go to watch a film. We decided on Amu that has been [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/03/20/asansol-film-festival-and-amu/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/03/14/doing-one-thing-only/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/03/14/doing-one-thing-only/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:55:13 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=177 In life it is important to do one thing only. The spread of knowledge is vast, and human being in one life time can at best become expert of one thing or two. One may have potential to do many things, and one may be interested in doing many different things. And one may try [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/03/14/doing-one-thing-only/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/02/19/indian-society-and-hierarchy/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/02/19/indian-society-and-hierarchy/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2005 07:52:03 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=175 The socio-psychological evaluation of Indian people has generally been termed as one that is disposed to hierarchy. Indians are in general, more comfortable in a situation of hierarchy, more precisely where the hierarchy is clear and stated. In some sense that imparts definiteness to social interaction. This hierarchy can be in the form of [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/02/19/indian-society-and-hierarchy/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/01/16/secularism-and-pluralism/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/01/16/secularism-and-pluralism/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2005 07:45:47 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=173 Secularism and pluralism are the two sides of the same coin. A society to exist needs religion – it cannot do without it. However, in todays world situation where the insularity of historical society has largely vanished, we find that every nation is not constituted by a single society, but by many societies that adhere [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/01/16/secularism-and-pluralism/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/01/01/modern-hinduism/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/01/01/modern-hinduism/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:42:12 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=171 Modern Hinduism © Anup Mukherjee i3pep.org [A version of this (somewhat extended) exposition was published in the Encyclopedia of Religion and War (Routledge)] Hinduism in modern times has undergone tremendous reformist changes and has tended to focus on peace rather than war. Though there has not been any scriptural development in Hinduism in relation to war, one stream [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2005/01/01/modern-hinduism/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/26/christmas-day-at-bishnupur/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/26/christmas-day-at-bishnupur/#comments Sun, 26 Dec 2004 07:35:09 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=169 This Holiday season, we had various options. In first instance we wanted to go to Shantiniketan, but decided on Bishnupur. This is around 2 hours journey from Asansol by the Asansol-Haldia Express. This is a fully unresearved train and doesn’t require prior reservation. We boarded it at the Burnpur Station at 5.50 AM. The train [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/26/christmas-day-at-bishnupur/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/23/third-world/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/23/third-world/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2004 07:10:42 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=167 The term Third World was first used by the French economist and demographer Alfred Sauvy in an article published in 1952. He used this term (Tiers Monde) as a parallel to Third Estate (Tiers Etat). As an observer points out, “Sauvy’s term carries not only the connotation of exclusion from power but also, [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/23/third-world/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/20/the-a-of-theory/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/20/the-a-of-theory/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2004 11:51:36 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=163 Theory is a construct that is a general representation of an actual or constructed truth. When the theory represents an actual, usually recurring, truth or reality it becomes a law. If it does not represent a proved reality, it continues to remain a theory. In such cases we may also find competing theories. eg. we [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/20/the-a-of-theory/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/16/cultural-context-and-interpretations/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/16/cultural-context-and-interpretations/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:48:33 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=161 Culture gives meaning to our actions and ideas. Any action or idea can have meaning only in a particular cultural context. Waving the hand in a particular context may mean greeting, while in another it may mean a warning or threat. This same thing is also mediated by cultural usages and practices. Cultural difference is [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/16/cultural-context-and-interpretations/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/15/mughal-art-architecture/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/15/mughal-art-architecture/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:43:46 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=159 Mughal rule stabilised during the time of Akbar. By that time, Mughals were no longer the strangers, but they had adopted India as their home. The policy of sulh i kul adopted by Akbar became visible in the art forms patronised by the Mughal emperors. This was visible in paintings, music and architecture. Although, Babur [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/15/mughal-art-architecture/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/14/calcutta-and-souravs/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/14/calcutta-and-souravs/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:40:55 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=157 Recently we went to Calcutta. Apart from some works of importance, we decided that this time we would see the new face of Kokata. Kolkata, as Calcutta is now known is changing and for the good. It is developing both in terms of infrastructure as well as in terms of many newer things. While it [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/14/calcutta-and-souravs/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/09/mughal-painting-jahangir/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/09/mughal-painting-jahangir/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2004 11:36:43 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=154 The Mughal emperors were fond of art and culture. They patronised painters, most of whom were Hindus. Due to their patronage, painting under Mughals got a new impetus and also developed into a specialised school of painting with its own distinctiveness. The process started during the time of Akbar but reached greater heights during the time [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/09/mughal-painting-jahangir/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/08/lenin-two/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/08/lenin-two/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2004 11:33:07 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=152 Vladimir Lenin (1870 – 1924) Leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution © Anup Mukherjee i3pep.org Part 1 Part 2 (This Page) The Petrograd garrison did not wish to be transferred to the war front, and consequently they sided with the Bolsheviks against the provisional government. Thus the Red Guards were able to seize power for the Bolsheviks in a [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/08/lenin-two/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/08/lenin-one/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/08/lenin-one/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2004 11:28:41 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=149 Vladimir Lenin (1870 – 1924) Leader of the 1917 Russian Revolution © Anup Mukherjee i3pep.org Part 1 (This Page) Part 2 [A version of this essay was published in the Encyclopedia of Leadership (Sage, 2004)] Among the world’s great revolutionary leaders, Lenin is recognized for his efforts to put Marxism into actual practice and for creating the Union of Soviet [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/08/lenin-one/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/02/sufi-movement/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/02/sufi-movement/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:26:03 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=147 Sufi movement emerged during the early medieval times in India with the interaction of the Islamic culture with the Hindu culture. There were different trends of the sufi movement – some were religious and social, some were linked to the rulers and more engaged in promotion of Islam. Establishment of Sultanate led to introduction of [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/02/sufi-movement/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/01/architecture-of-vijayanagar-empire/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/01/architecture-of-vijayanagar-empire/#comments Wed, 01 Dec 2004 11:22:41 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=145 Vijayanagar (Vijayanagara) style of architecture came to existence in the 14th century AD and reached its zenith during times of Krishnadeva Raya and Achuta Deva. The architecture reflected the power of their rulers. Under them temples became an elaborate institution containing large number of structures. The architecture can be divided into secular and religious buildings. The [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/12/01/architecture-of-vijayanagar-empire/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/23/nation-and-nationalism-two/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/23/nation-and-nationalism-two/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:20:00 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=143 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 a remarkable continuity [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/23/nation-and-nationalism-two/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/23/nation-and-nationalism-one/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/23/nation-and-nationalism-one/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:15:27 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=141 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 ways it can [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/23/nation-and-nationalism-one/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/18/ancient-southeast-asia/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/18/ancient-southeast-asia/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:12:18 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=139 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 the eastern ridges [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/18/ancient-southeast-asia/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/16/dreams/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/16/dreams/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:09:36 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=137 “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 courage, [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/16/dreams/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/12/akbar/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/12/akbar/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2004 11:01:02 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=135 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 of Afghan [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/11/12/akbar/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/10/14/understanding-india-through-films/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/10/14/understanding-india-through-films/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2004 06:08:48 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=119 Understanding India through Films ©    Anup Mukherjee (Oct 2004) Films of India come in various shades. There are the masala films of Bollywood, which is the popular mainstream cinema. There are the serious films of the parallel movement, and then there are topical and special films that deal with different issues. This last category films can [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/10/14/understanding-india-through-films/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/10/08/magic-of-pc-sorcar/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/10/08/magic-of-pc-sorcar/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2004 06:00:54 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=117 Bengal is famous for magic – and the most famous contemporary magician of Bengal is P.C. Sorcar – who is the son of the famous magician of the same name. So he adds ‘Junior’ as suffix. Yesterday we went to see the Magic show of P.C. Sorcar Young that was conducted at the Rabindra Bhawan [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/10/08/magic-of-pc-sorcar/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/09/29/religion-food-bengal/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/09/29/religion-food-bengal/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2004 05:57:30 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=115 I find it strange of how people react to food vis-a-vis their religion. Most of this strange thing is related to methods and reasons for taking/not-taking non-veg food – though not restricted to that alone. In India, for non-veg, Hindus prefer the ‘jhatka’, while the Muslims prefer the ‘halal’. I am told this is related [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/09/29/religion-food-bengal/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/08/05/truth-and-reality/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/08/05/truth-and-reality/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2004 05:53:48 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=113 Truth is eternal and imperishable. It is formless, without description, and exists for its own sake. Truth is interpreted in form of reality, while reality itself is a mere description. Reality is individual’s interpretation of truth. Reality is transient and ephemeral. Reality is driven by reason and selfishness. Truth is beyond time and space, so [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/08/05/truth-and-reality/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/07/17/jammu-and-kashmir/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/07/17/jammu-and-kashmir/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2004 05:49:45 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=111 Jammu and Kashmir: The Underlying Trends © Anup Mukherjee, Jan 2003 The Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) recently underwent the Assembly elections. This article will explore the J&K issue in its various hues and dimensions in the post poll situation, with particular focus at estimating the J&K situation and consequences of these elections and its [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/07/17/jammu-and-kashmir/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/07/10/research-requirements/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/07/10/research-requirements/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2004 05:39:02 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=109 Why advanced countries are more into research of social sciences than the developing world? And particularly, one can find the research of various disciplines of social sciences relating to developing countries in the developed world, rather than the original country. The reasons are obvious: 1) Funds : Social sciences are (and particularly disciplines like History etc) [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/07/10/research-requirements/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/04/07/women-in-world-history/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/04/07/women-in-world-history/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2004 05:34:41 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=107 Women in World History © Anup Mukherjee i3pep.org [This Article is a partly revised version of my post in the H-World Discussion Network] This refers to the Teaching Unit D1 of the AP World History course relating to “The Economic Role of Women in World History” 600-1914 that is available at www.whc.neu.edu (complete write-up retrieved on 31-08-2003). This [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/04/07/women-in-world-history/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/03/03/critiquing-imperialism/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/03/03/critiquing-imperialism/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2004 05:27:16 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=105 Critiquing Imperialism © Anup Mukherjee [The Essay titled Empire: An Artful Statecraft was written in response to Niall Ferguson's article in the April 2003 Issue of Historically Speaking. Only an edited part of the essay was published as letter to the editor in the September 2003 issue of Historically Speaking. It is also available in electronic [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/03/03/critiquing-imperialism/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/02/27/only-better-people/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/02/27/only-better-people/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2004 05:17:59 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=99 Only Better People, Not Better Laws, Can Transform Society © Anup Mukherjee (Feb, 1991) History bears witness to the moments of trials and turmoils when civilizations underwent an upheaval because of the anomie and it is bequeathed that it is not better laws, but only better people who rise as saviors and uplift the whole society. Transformations [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/02/27/only-better-people/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/01/20/ideas-not-power-rule-the-world/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/01/20/ideas-not-power-rule-the-world/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2004 05:08:23 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=96 Ideas, Not Power, Rule The World © Anup Mukherjee (May, 1990) John Maynard Keynes rightly said, “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else.” Attribution of instints in an organized manner and the [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2004/01/20/ideas-not-power-rule-the-world/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/11/03/bengali-language-a-brief-introduction/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/11/03/bengali-language-a-brief-introduction/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2003 04:44:22 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=94 Bengali Language: A Brief Introduction © Anup Mukherjee, i3pep.org, (Nov, 2003) Bengali language is the mother tongue of the people of West Bengal and Bangladesh. Both West Bengal and Bangladesh share a similar cultural heritage and a common history (until 1947). The area that is now Bangladesh is the eastern part of Bengal, and the western part [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/11/03/bengali-language-a-brief-introduction/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/11/01/hinduism-in-modern-times/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/11/01/hinduism-in-modern-times/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2003 04:27:31 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=90 Hinduism in Modern Times © Anup Mukherjee, i3pep.org (Nov, 2003) Hinduism in modern times is reflection of continuity and of progressive changes that occurred in its various traditions and institutions during the 19th and 20th centuries. By eighteenth century many ills had crept into it- superstition, social obscurantism, rigid rituals, tyrannical polytheism and abominable rites like animal [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/11/01/hinduism-in-modern-times/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/10/12/book-review-the-arabian-seas/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/10/12/book-review-the-arabian-seas/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2003 04:20:09 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=88 Book: The Arabian Seas: The Indian Ocean World of the Seventeenth Century. Author: R. J. Barendse. Publisher: Asia and the Pacific Series. Armonk, N.Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 2002. Other Details: xvi + 588 pp. Maps, tables, glossary, bibliography, index. $85.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-7656-0728-X; $34.95 (paper), ISBN 0-7656-0729-8. Book Reviewed by: Anup Mukherjee Review Published By : H-World (October, [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/10/12/book-review-the-arabian-seas/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/10/11/neoliberalism/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/10/11/neoliberalism/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2003 11:32:54 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=1 Neoliberalism and Neoliberal Economics © Anup Mukherjee i3pep.org, (March, 2003) Neoliberalism is revival and extension of classical liberalism, neo-classical economics and policies of lassez-faire in its more orthodox, global and trans-national reach. At a conceptual level, it is an extension of the core values of liberal ideology- individual freedom, private property, free competition, and self-regulating market. This [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/10/11/neoliberalism/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/10/11/book-review-american-empire/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/10/11/book-review-american-empire/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2003 04:11:42 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=85 Book: American Empire: The Realities and Consequences of U.S. Diplomacy. Author: Andrew J. Bacevich. Publisher: Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2002. Other Details: ix + 302 pp. Index. $29.95 (cloth), ISBN 0-674-00940-1. Book Reviewed by: Anup Mukherjee Review Published By : H-USA (May, 2003) Library of Congress call number: E183.7 .B284 2002 Subjects: United States–Foreign relations. United States–Foreign relations–Philosophy. Anup Mukherjee . “Review of [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/10/11/book-review-american-empire/feed/ 0 http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/09/23/contextualizing-gandhi/ http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/09/23/contextualizing-gandhi/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2003 03:49:05 +0000 Anup Mukherjee http://i3pep.org/alpha/?p=81 Contextualizing Gandhi in Twenty-First Century World © Anup Mukherjee (June, 2003) This essay was part of World History Association (WHA) Conference at Atlanta (June 2003). Detailed commentary by Prof. Marc Jason Gilbert, the Panel Chairperson of Gandhi and World History Panel of the WHA Conferance can be found on HNN website and H-Asia website. – Anup Mukherjee ABSTRACT [...]]]> http://www.i3pep.org/archives/2003/09/23/contextualizing-gandhi/feed/ 0