Amnesia Afflicts Historians of India including R.C. Guha!

It is a common feature of Indian historians that they always forget their history and learn it from their neighbors, especially from the west. Recent article by Ramachandra Guha is an obvious example of this sort. He compares, Chief Minister of Gujarath, Narendra Modi, with Indira Gandhi, dynastic representative and descendant of Nehru family, although conveniently positioned herself as a Gandhi. This may have made Indira Gandhi turn in her grave, I am sure. Cheif Minister Modi is as different from Indira Gandhi, as a cucumber from a carrot. Mrs. Gandhi is a carefully crafted successor to Nehru, which she successfully nurtured in her children, and grand children and foresaw a successful continuation of her dynastic politics, by not letting any other politicians or power centers emerge in Congress (I) party, which is the sole survivor of the numerous fractions of the Original congress Party founded in 1881.  Comparing Indira Gandhi To Narendra Modi is the most superficial understanding of Indian History, ever undertaken. Ramchandra Guha had shown quick wit matched with incomparable critical assessment of historical figures and events. But this comparison is something unexpected and unimaginable from Guha.