The apocryphal and the archival appear as the twain that seldom meets. This truism is particularly aggravated in India where archival preservation is a remote possibility, much less a responsibility borne by the state. Consider then the fate of UP politics, which has long been...

Minerva’s owl only takes flight at dusk. History, critical reflection, arrive at the scene only too late — the din and tumult of the times have to pass for them to deliver judgement. To those with the luxury of retrospection, this moment is a cause for celebration. The dust has...