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Ameen Sayani: The legendary radio-man of India

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Ameen Sayani, Who United The Soul Of India

We knew each other well from the time I headed All India Radio and Doordarshan, as CEO, Prasar Bharati. I was his great admirer. During my public talk, I pointed to Ameen Sayani in the audience and mentioning why I considered him not just as a fascinating entertainer — India’s first radio jockey — but as someone who made a great, but unrecognised contribution in the unification of India.

Jawhar Sircar February 26, 2024

Chronicles

The Story of Holi

Among the dozens of festivals Indians celebrate every year, Holi stands out as one that has the least quota of

Jawhar Sircar March 9, 2023

Feature

Kali Puja is Different from Diwali

Bengal’s cult of the ‘terrifying mother’ has fascinated foreign scholars like Rachel Fell McDermott, Wendy Doniger, Barbara Walker and numerous others, as well as countless Indian academics and analysts of the Shakta tradition. Like the corn-goddess, the powerful cult of the mother goddess, representing power, protection, blood and victory, was equally evident in ancient civilisations like Greece.

Jawhar Sircar October 23, 2022

Chronicles

Was Gandhi Anti-Science?

Gandhi did not condemn the scientific temper of the West, but he objected to the use of scientific discoveries against humanity. In fact, as history proves, most scientific and technological advances were made during war with the objective of destroying the countries and people on the other side— with little qualms about them being an inextricable part of one common humanity.

Jawhar Sircar October 2, 2022

Feature

India Draws its Strength From an Ancient Tolerant Civilisation

Even after 75 years, India does not have a national language, food or dress. Instead, it has 24 major languages, 1600 dialects, 6 active religions and some 6400 so-called caste-groups.

Jawhar Sircar August 15, 2022

Feature

Radha Prasad Gupta, my Guru

As I entered RP Gupta’s flat, I faced a slender man in a half-sleeved white vest and white pajamas, rocking in a chair, with books piled on a stool next to him.

Jawhar Sircar December 14, 2021

Essays

When the Dead Arise and Ghosts Roam the World

The indigenous people of the Andes in South America venerate the tombs of their ancestors but they also preserve their skulls at home for such rituals. On the 9th of November, these skulls are dressed up with clothes and cigarettes are inserted between their clenched teeth and alcohol is offered to them.

Jawhar Sircar November 4, 2021

Feature

Saluting a Mentor — Basanta Choudhury

I soon discovered a new, exciting world, as RP and Basanta-da poured their knowledge over me. I hardly understood then how fortunate I was when they took me for chats at Subho Tagore’s flat.

Jawhar Sircar June 20, 2021

Jawhar Sircar

Ameen Sayani, Who United The Soul Of India

The Story of Holi

Kali Puja is Different from Diwali

Was Gandhi Anti-Science?

India Draws its Strength From an Ancient Tolerant Civilisation

Radha Prasad Gupta, my Guru

When the Dead Arise and Ghosts Roam the World

Saluting a Mentor — Basanta Choudhury

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