Arguably contemporary India’s most popular and respected historian, author, forthright newspaper columnist and outspoken public intellectual, Dr. Ramachandra Guha was interviewed by Dilip Thakore, editor of EducationWorld. In a wide-ranging 50-minutes interaction, Guha elucidated upon the diminishing impact of Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings and message, the legacy of Jawaharlal Nehru, the fatal mistake of neglecting primary education, the outcome of prolonged government control-and-command of Indian industry and the economy, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, and record of the incumbent BJP/NDA government at the Centre.
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