“The only way one can display learning is by playing with it. Because the truth is that there's something embarrassing about displaying heavy knowledge. You feel sort of annoying.” WayFeelsTruth IsHeavyAnnoyingDisplayEmbarrassing Author:Sarnath Banerjee
“What fiction does is bring you closer to the essence of truth, as opposed to simply giving you the truth. And there's no knowing truth. Truth seekers are all charlatans. You can only feel the truth of something.” GivingFeelsDoeFictionKnowingEssenceSeekersCharlatansTruth Seekers Author:Sarnath Banerjee
“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 interested in history because it's a discipline that requires a lot of effort from the imagination. You need to put in a lot of imaginative effort to figure out how people lived in an era that is not yours. And in that understanding of people from a different era, I feel, is an important gateway into humanity. Because you understand human behavior. In order to understand humanity, history is important.” PeopleNeedsFeelsHumansImportantDifferentHumanityOrderUnderstandingImaginationEffortFiguresDisciplineBehaviorErasHuman BehaviorImaginativeGatewaysDifferent Eras Author:Sarnath Banerjee
