“I have been enthusiastically following the writings and research of Prof Kaustav SenGupta for some years. why I have been enthusiastically following Prof SenGupta’s work is that he personally brings a unique energy and open perspective to such research – always, as is so important today, looking from a new angle rather than simply applying old models. While an appreciation of the past is always useful, the fact is that it would be a grave mistake to presume that what happens in 21st century will simply be an extension of what happened in the second half of the 20th century, in the West.