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How Muslims treated non-Muslims in early Islam
Every discussion about the treatment of non-Muslims under Muslim rule tends to revolve around one subject — the Jizya, or the so-called “discriminatory” poll tax
Newsrooms, Living Rooms and Class Rooms: Evolution of the Ayodhya Narrative
How a corrosive refashioning of India took place in our personal and social spaces
If Premchand has really touched Modi, why are so many scholars rotting in jails?
July 31 marks 140th birth anniversary of a renowned Indian author, the late Munshi Premchand.
Unsung martyr: Udham Singh who avenged the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Image Courtesy:desidime.comIt was 80 years ago (July 31, 1940)...
How the RSS leadership bowed to Indira Gandhi: 45th anniv of the Emergency
June 25, 2020: Evidence from contemporary documents
Rigorous historical analysis is needed to comprehend contemporary politics
The Citizenship Amendment Act is inherently discriminatory, and its supporters’ arguments lack historical and cultural depth.
Lockdown at JNU: After Ramayana, another webinar on the “Saraswati Civilisation”
Senior faculty of Centre for Historical Studies (CHS) write to VC, expressing grave concerns and misgivings about this webinar
EXCLUSIVE: Bakshi’s agenda is to re-designate Harappan civilisation as Sarasvati civilisation, make weak claims of a “Hindu holocaust”
The Maj Gen’s Bakshi’s characterisation of the last 600 to 800 years of subcontinent’s history revivescommunalised understanding, based on assertions rather than substance
Court begins recording statements of Babri demolition accused
The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for completion of hearing in the case up to August 31
When will we learn our lessons from previous pandemics?
Some lessons from three epidemics of Modern India: 1896-97, 1918-20 & 2020
Nehru and the culture of ‘Scientific Temper’
Remembering India's first Prime Minister and a true visionary
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