THE CHRONICLER
RAMACHANDRA GUHA 60 Historian
Because at a time when history is being distorted, his command and knowledge of the subject brings clarity, and his sequel to India After Gandhi is keenly awaited by fans and baiters alike
Because he is widely read and respected and was given the rare honour of a Festschrift on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday to commemorate his work, featuring writings and papers presented by eminent scholars at a two day-workshop organised by the Ashoka University, Oxford University Press and Penguin
Because he cares for the good cause whether it is in the field of cricket or in the realm of ideas. One of the four members of the Committee of Administrators appointed by the Supreme Court to run the BCCI last year, he stepped down citing personal reasons. And his New India Foundation, cofounded with Nandan Nilekani, encourages scholarship and research in the field of contemporary history
LAST BOOK READ A biography of Eleanor Marx, daughter of Karl Marx, “as brilliant as the father and nicer too”
COOL BUDDY Bishen Singh Bedi, “a cricketer with a heart and a conscience”
SOCIAL MEDIA He tweets from his handle @Ram_Guha to a massive following of over two million users on Twitter