Utpal Kumar

Opinion Editor, @Firstpost & @News18. Previously with Sunday Guardian, Mail Today, HT, Pioneer. Views are personal & retweets are not necessarily endorsements

[Utpal Kumar @Utpal_Kumar1]

A year ago, in January 2025, my second book Eminent Distorians: Twists and Truths in Bharat’s History was released. With Mahadev’s blessings and your immense love, it has been a remarkable journey. The book has not only sold well but, more importantly, sparked a much-needed discourse on how Bharat’s history has long been distorted.

What gives me even greater satisfaction is seeing the term “distorians” entering popular conversation for our so-called “eminent historians.”

And now, one year later, I am delighted to share that the Hindi edition is here — Prakhyat Galpkar. The title, beautifully coined by its translator Arun Tiwari, captures the spirit of the original. Arun ji has poured his heart into ensuring that the essence, intensity, and intent of the English version resonate just as powerfully in Hindi.

My heartfelt thanks to my publisher, @praveenBlu ji, and the entire team at @BluOneInk for their unwavering support.

As the book is available on #Amazon (https://t.co/j6xymjsbDm) on preorder, I seek your blessings and encouragement once again. Support this book — not merely because it carries my name, but because it is a sincere effort to reclaim and restore the true history of Bharat.

Looking forward to your continued love and support. 🙏
#newbookrelease #books #EminentDistorians #PrakhyatGalpkar #newbookalert

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Trump’s Iran trap: Is this America’s Vietnam moment?

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#Trump’s #Iran trap: Is this America’s #Vietnam moment?
Decoding how Donald Trump’s reported outburst at Benjamin #Netanyahu may have revealed a deeper anxiety in #Washington.
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Trump’s Iran trap: Is this America’s Vietnam moment?

By @Utpal_Kumar1

Donald Trump’s reported outburst at Benjamin Netanyahu may have revealed a deeper anxiety in Washington: Iran is turning into the kind of conflict America struggles to win

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#Trump’s #Iran trap: Is this America’s #Vietnam moment?
Decoding how Donald Trump’s reported outburst at Benjamin #Netanyahu may have revealed a deeper anxiety in #Washington.
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Trump’s reported phone call to Netanyahu was not the language of a confident ally. It was the language of a man beginning to realise that he may have walked into a trap that, if not evaded soon, could become America’s Vietnam in West Asia. https://t.co/UfwryUttHQ

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The reported outburst reveals growing American frustration with a conflict that was expected to be short, manageable and politically rewarding, but has instead become a geostrategic quagmire — a trap Trump is finding increasingly difficult to escape.

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Read the article here:

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Why I like Audrey Truschke: In defence of a clickbait historian 🧵

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[Mohandas Pai @TVMohandasPai]

Why I like Audrey Truschke: In defence of a clickbait historian – Firstpost. @utpal_kumar1 https://t.co/ZoKLMnzgmm

[Aviator Anil Chopra @Chopsyturvey]

Why I like Audrey Truschke: In defence of a clickbait historian
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What a brilliant Op-Ed by @Utpal_Kumar1 exposing Audrey.

[S Mukherjee @shivnath_m]

Why I like Audrey Truschke: In defence of a clickbait historian
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[India First @AcctBackUp007]

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@Utpal_Kumar1 : At the very outset, I must make a confession. I like Audrey Truschke. Not because I agree with her. Quite the opposite ... 1/4

[Abhijit Iyer-Mitra @Iyervval]

Cracker of a piece by @Utpal_Kumar1: why he loves @AudreyTruschke “because few ‘historians’ in recent years have done more to expose the intellectual frailties, ideological biases and selective morality of contemporary Left-‘liberal’ historiography than she has”

https://t.co/JUe6CzKHgz

[Sougat Chakraborty @sougat18]

"At the very outset, I must make a confession. I like Audrey Truschke. Not because I agree with her. Quite the opposite. I like her because few ‘historians’ in recent years have done more to expose the intellectual frailties, ideological biases and selective morality of contemporary Left-‘liberal’ historiography than she has."

@Utpal_Kumar1 dropped the hammer again with his fine piece. You will love reading it.
https://t.co/FJA6Bv4mA8

[Sreemoy Talukdar @sreemoytalukdar]

Truschke is a pop version of the “eminent historians”, pursuing clickbait historiography. Her difference from, say, Romila Thapar is tactical: @Utpal_Kumar1, my esteemed colleague, has ripped apart the fakery of the Instagram reel historian.

https://t.co/2sDIzoLq35

[Abhijit Majumder @abhijitmajumder]

Why I like Audrey Truschke: In defence of a clickbait historian.
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[Indic History @IndicHistory]

"Truschke is a pop version of the “eminent historians”, pursuing clickbait historiography."

Awesome opinion by Utpal Kumar @Utpal_Kumar1

He rightly points out that despite individual efforts in bringing out Indic history, there is a lack of institutional framework. To some extent @fihcr_info & @vikramsampath are trying to bridge that gap wonderfully.

I hope we get more institutes, which actually do real research and publishing rather than just become a Twitter army.

https://t.co/es6eUBXX6h