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Of reform and resistance

Only the surviving witnesses to the era know how crucial a role the Hindu Code Bill, aimed at a comprehensive reform and codification of Hindu personal law, played in this country’s political evolution in the early years of Independence. The relentless, often bitter, fight over this hyper-contr  ....Read more

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Of reform and resistanceBy: paritosh | Saturday , 2 May '09 15:00:06 PM Reply | Forward For ages, historians and columnists of Mr. Malhotra's clan have thrived in Delhi societies-network by eugolising Nehru. While the survivors are unable to continue their habit, some members of their descendant generation (the JNU brand, in parcular) choose to adopt that avocation. So, while I appreciate the lamenting of Atul, I find his expectation from these clumnists is removed from the ground realities!
DetailsBy: Atul | Friday , 1 May '09 5:16:07 AM Reply | Forward I have often found that when people write about history details are never provided. It is left to imagination / self motivated research of the reader to figure out why people were opposed to the Hindu Code bill and what the issues were. It paints historical characters in negative light (Rajendra Prasad, Mukherjee etc.) by painting them as status quoists and Nehru and Ambedkar as modernizers. That may be very well be true but readers should be allowed to make their own judgement rather than be lectured on this.
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