Dr. Jayan Philip
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Dr. Jayan Philip is a Contributing Writer at The ArmChair Journal. He is a distinguished History educator with over three decades of teaching experience in India and abroad. He is the author of 'The Indomitable Gandhi, The Indefatigable Mandela', 'Quintessentially Quizzical', and the forthcoming 'The Cute, the Naughty, the Fluffy, and the Most Faithful'. A noted quizmaster and prolific writer, he has conducted nearly 204 quiz shows and has 37 publications to his credit. Through his scholarship, writing, and engagement with young minds, he continues to foster historical understanding, critical inquiry, and a lasting love for learning.
Power, Poetry, and Protest: Churchill, Tagore, and Gandhi in the Early Twentieth Century
Each of them shaped the politics of their times and continue to stay relevant even today. Comparing and contrasting Tagore, Churchill and Gandhi!
Dhaka and Islamabad: South Asia’s politics in transition
Bangladesh has been facing a political unrest after Sheikh Hasina fled the country. Imran Khan’s arrest in Pakistan also raises questions concerning power and justice.
Sir Creek Estuary: A flash point in India-Pakistan tensions
Sir Creek Estuary marks a disputed border, heightening India-Pakistan tensions and posing major risks for security, diplomacy, and regional stability.
Zumba for students: A fresh beat for Kerala schools?
Introducing Zumba dance into school education in Kerala is a great step for student well-being and holistic growth.
Greenland should not become Trump land
The island of 57,000 inhabitants has immense natural wealth and massive oil reserves. This is tempting for any state and easier for the US, whose unmatched offensive and defensive capabilities make such a pursuit far more feasible than for any other country.
The Collision of Colours – A Whirlwind of Emotions!
The Kaleidoscope of Life: A Journey through colours and Memories
Aren’t we all migrants?
The author recalls his time as a migrant and emphasizes on how migrants have shaped politics, businesses and even sports across borders.
Paris Olympics 2024 – An Indian Introspection
Paris 2024 was a learning curve for India . There were many fourth place finishes which were heart breaking.
Assassinations – The Poisoned Chalice
A brief account of assassinations which have happened in over a few centuries and the repercussions it leaves behind.
The INDIA outside INDIA
The skies are open and so are the seas which flow freely without any distinguishing marks as boundaries which are man-made but the minute a step is taken or put in another country, the law comes into force and national legitimacy needs to be proved in terms of citizenship. The experience of crossing boundaries is…
22 yards, 11 on the field but a billion dreams!
India’s recent victory in the T-20 World Cup took the author’s memories back to 1983 when India won the first ODI WC.
Indian Voter – The final decision maker
Elections in India are watched and scrutinized across the world since it sees the largest number of registered voters exercising their vote.
Indian Mangoes- Owner’s Pride, Passerby’s Envy
Owing to their great taste, Indian mangoes have also been used to build relationships as tools of diplomacy.
Sports in politics and politics in sports – Time to separate!
Across history, many sporting events were affected by political decisions including the Olympics. More social connections are to be inculcated through sports rather than continuing separations between people.
Gorbachev- Did he bring down the Soviet Union?
Gorbachev was a statesman and not a politician nor a dictator in the Soviet Union and that difference cannot be attributed to the dissolution of a huge political federation called the USSR built on annexations and brutality.
An Unnamed World: Is it possible?
Our names are precious to us more than anything else. When a child walks down the hallways of a school for the first time and takes the first step to the classroom, the first question which the teacher asks is “what is your name?
Citius, Altius, Fortius- The Unending Story of Agony and Ecstasy
Names that appeared on the television screens in the yesteryears of the Olympics never fade from the memories of those who value their zeal, determination and patriotism.
The Masala in the INDIAN MASALA DOSA!
It’s food, crispy or salty, sweet or meat. It’s always a treat when it is right to pop into one’s mouth but the second it becomes naturally exhausted or stale, it finds its way to the dustbin.
Corporal Punishment: Negative Mindset Disastrous
An act of violence begets violence and corporal punishment is precisely that which is enforced on a young child at a tender age.
Flags: History, Geography Represented, Identity Respected
Each country’s flag has something unique and distinct which it wishes to uphold or represent. On hoisting the Indian flag by the banks of Ravi in Lahore in 1930 Nehru extolled his countrymen to salute it as a mark of unity irrespective of the differences in language, caste, creed or religion.
The World’s Tallest Statue- It’s Patel’s but Gandhi also deserved one!
“I do not intend to argue that Patel’s statue shouldn’t have been the tallest but one of Gandhi should have been there besides to visually remind the world of our Mahatma and that a united India of all religions and castes is what even he envisaged, dreamt and died for.”
Religion in politics – Decisive. Divisive. Destructive
Hagia Sophia is a masterpiece of human endurance, architectural excellence, craftsmanship, and unparalleled beauty of an edifice in stone with calligraphy and graphics depicting many events. It was a treasured gift from the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, a mesmerizing sight to behold, which sees millions of visitors annually.
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