India’s suave spokesman at the ministry of external affairs on his debut novel, We Weren’t Lovers Like That (Penguin)
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A new generation of historians are bringing the subject out of the shadow of Marx and Nehru, fulfilling its role of restoring civilisational pride among Indians.
The BJP, with its insistence on the purity of Hindu Rashtra, would sadly reduce the soaring generosity of their founding vision to the petty bigotry of majoritarian chauvinism.
Historiography under previous governments can, and should, be contested. But history that’s being rewritten under the present government is not merely to eulogise some leaders, but also, and more worryingly, to condemn several chapters of the past.
Updated: 05 Feb 2022 10:18 pm
Are you the first spokesperson at the MEA to write a novel while holding the post?
Probably not. And that's a comforting thought.
How long did you take to finish We Weren't Lovers...?
Three years and another ten to get to the point where I could do it in three.
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