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Subhash Chandra Bose

Of tea and Irani time machines

Each Irani Café had a famed speciality: Yazdani’s cakes, Kayani’s bread pudding, Merwan’s fluffy khara biscuits which the late Mr Eruch Shroff from The Statesman Bombay office, said circulation head John Lobo, bought for then Statesman Editor-in chief C.R Irani (1931 – 2005) whenever he came to town.

Roller-Coaster Socialism~I

In order to realize socialism, Lenin and Stalin sought to combine state initiative with popular initiative. Was it feasible? Could they evolve mechanisms to uphold the democratic character of the mass organizations? Repressive measures took the upper hand. Lenin and Stalin could not evolve a definite model of socialism. Lenin‘s position was fluctuating. It changed from time to time with changing circumstances.

‘Bose: Dead/Alive’ is worth visiting

Series: Boss: Dead/Alive (available on AltBalaji) Director: Pulkit Starring: Rajkummar Rao, Naveen Kasturia, Edward Sonnenblick, Anna Ador Rating: *** If one…