“I feel history is more of a story than a lesson. I know this idea of presentism: this idea of constantly evoking the past to justify the present moment. A lot of people will tell you, "history is how we got here." And learning from the lessons of history. But that's imperfect. If you learn from history you can do things for all the wrong reasons.” PeopleIfsKnowsFeelsIdeasReasonMomentsStoriesPastCan DoLessonsJustifyPresent MomentImperfectWrong Reasons Author:Sarnath Banerjee
“I'm not interested in, and not capable of, direct politics. What I can do - I try to figure out the underlying principles. I'm interested in the psychological forces that divide Indian people as a nation.” PeopleTryingI CanForceNationsCan DoPrinciplesFiguresCapableDirectPsychologicalIndianDividesNot Interested Author:Sarnath Banerjee
