Ramachandra Guha News
Guha praised PM Modi and said that he is incredibly hard-working and never takes holidays in Europe.
Two days after posting a photo of himself eating beef in Goa, noted historian and author Ramachandra Guha Sunday deleted the tweet, saying "it was in poor taste".
Noted historian Ramachandra Guha on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government over the arrest activist Sudha Bhardwaj, saying that if Mahatma Gandhi was alive today, he would have defended the activist in the court himself. He added that the Mahatma would have done so if “Modi Sarkar hadn’t yet detained and arrested him too”.
On a cheeky note, Mankad said that in 50's it were the administrators, who had upper hand while nowadays it's the players, who rule roost.
This is not the first time that Guha had raised his voice against the functioning of BCCI. Through his resignation letter back in June, the historian had pointed out quite a few loopholes in the board, one of which also included Dhoni's pay scale.
Raja highlighted the importance of playing the longest format of the game and argued against the logic of giving a Grade A contract to players like MS Dhoni and Shahid Afridi when they had retired from Test cricket.
The CAC is also expected to give a decision on the future of India U-19 coach Rahul Dravid. The former India batsman was recently in the news after Ramachandra Guha raised the issue of conflict of interest in his resignation letter to CoA chairman Vinod Rai.
Guha who was also deputed by the Supreme Court in the Committee of Administrators to run the BCCI had made sensational claims in his letter in which he had questioned the stardom and conflict of interest by some members.
In his letter, Guha had stated that Gavaskar's commentary duties are in direct conflict with his other role as head of a player management firm.
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Noted historian Ramachandra Guha who was recently appointed as one of the members of BCCI's Committee of Administrators (CoA), on Thursday sent Indian cricket fraternity in a state of shock by stepping down from his position.
The acclaimed historian has had little time for the COA and didn't attend half of its meetings due to his academic commitments.
Guha was an administrator of a four-member panel appointed by Supreme Court on January 30.
Commenting on Indian political history, renowned historian Ramachandra Guha noted that caste system and discrimination against women were two of its "indisputable facts".
The comments come days after BCCI sent an 11-page letter to ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson, categorically rejecting the proposed revenue model and constitutional reforms.
The reform parameters have already been made available to the state cricket associations and other associates at district club levels.
Author Ramachandra Guha felt that one should not now harbour notions of the Congress replacing the Narendra Modi government in 2019 or even in 2024.
Renowned historian Ramachandra Guha has said that BJP will be the determining force in Indian politics, for the next 15-20 years.
Historian and writer Ramachandra Guha has said that the BJP cannot think that it will be uncontested.
Renowned historian and author Ramachandra Guha on Thursday said that India needs to be more vigilant against the rising Hindu nationalism .
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