Amardeep singh nath biography of mahatma gandhi

In case you were wondering what's so great about Ram Guha (the Indian historian recently refused entry to the U.S.), read his recent piece in The Hinduon the decline of India's bilingual intellectuals.

Amardeep Singh Cheema, a Time Tested and Trusted young leader from State of Punjab, which has more than 67 % of Crore population under 40 years of age.

Mohandas Gandhi was an Indian revolutionary and religious leader who used his religious power for political and social reform.

Father of Nation, popular as Mahatma Gandhi, originally known as Mohandas Karam Chand Gandhi was a leader, lawyer, and a great social activist.

Lt Col Amardeep Singh hailed from Chandigarh in Punjab.

Cinematographer of the 24 episode docuseries, “Allegory, A Tapestry of Guru Nanak's Travels' on completing the Masters from New York Film Academy.

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He argues that early and mid-20th century Indian intellectuals -- people like Tagore, Gandhi, Ambedkar, Anatha Murthy, and R.K. Narayan -- were "effortlessly" bilingual. Many of them wrote extensively in both English andtheir native languages, depending on context and intended audience.

What's interesting about this is not so much that they were able to do this, it's whatthey chose to write in a given language. Also interesting is that the key centers of bilingual intellectualism were in Bengal and Maharashtra:

Arguably the most developed of these bilingual cultures were located in Bengal and Maharashtra.

This is where the most sophisticated conversations were taking place, simultaneously in two languages. Here, the scholar had a real choice as to which langu