PinnedGaurav LeleOver a year of intermittent bloggingA year ago I wrote the following post — After 75 Days of Regular blogging before reducing the time I allot to regular blogging, politics…2 min read·Oct 18, 2021--1--1
Gaurav LeleGreater Magadha: Studies in the Culture of Early IndiaA Fascinating topic touched by Johannes Bronkhorst but eventually it feels to be inadequately argued (also politcally motivated or at times…2 min read·Feb 1, 2024----
Gaurav LeleBook Review: Wheels of KalachakraIf you want an edge of the seat, pacy, page turning thriller — “Wheels of Kalachakra” is the book for you. It is very difficult to give a…1 min read·Feb 1, 2024----
Gaurav LeleThe Die is Cast: the death of Indian Liberalismfirst published in11 min read·Jan 31, 2024----
Gaurav LeleBook Review: Ancient India, a Culture of ContradictionsOf the 4 books of Dr Upinder Singh i have read, this is arguably the weakest. Firstly it doesn’t add much to the discourse — its largely…4 min read·Jan 31, 2024--1--1
Gaurav LeleBook Review: लोक माझे सांगातीThis was only the second Autobiography I have read and I enjoyed it a lot. Naturally no one should expect any autobiography to be frank and…2 min read·Jan 31, 2024----
Gaurav LeleBook Review: India, Bharat and Pakistan — a Not so Gentle ReminderLawyer and author J Sai Deepak is back with the book of his India that is Bharat Quadrology. I had reviewed his first book India that is…6 min read·Jan 31, 2024----
Gaurav LeleLegacy of the Gupta AgeThe rule of the imperial Guptas is generally considered as a Golden Age or Classical Age of Indian history. Generally arguments for “Golden…8 min read·Apr 20, 2022----
Gaurav LeleKashmir Files : Short ReviewI was pleasantly surprised by how effective the movie was in conveying what it started out doing. I had a very low bar after Tashkent…4 min read·Mar 23, 2022----
Gaurav LelePosing as a South Asia expert: Brahminical patriarchy edition (Poe’s Law alert)Roots of divergence between Bangladesh and the rest of South Asia7 min read·Mar 4, 2022----