As we begin this chapter, I express my extreme contempt at anyone who dares to consider the Nature’s gifts as ‘resources.’ What are resources? Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided, it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as ‘Resource’. The process of […]

The French Revolution and the Idea of ‘Nation.’ When did the idea of Nationalism emerge in Europe? The first clear expression of nationalism came with the French Revolution in 1789. France was a full-fledged territorial state in 1789 under the rule of an absolute monarch. What led to the transfer of sovereignty from monarchy to […]

The First World War, Khilafat and Non-Cooperation The First World War created a new economic and political situation in India. It led to a huge increase in defense expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes: Customs duties were raised. Income tax introduced. Through the war years prices increased – doubling between 1913 […]

Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka – Policy of Inequality What do you know about Sri Lanka, its people, its language, etc.? Sri Lanka is an island nation, just a few kilometres off the southern coast of Tamil Nadu. It has about 2 crore people, about the same as in Haryana. Like other nations in the South […]