History

Sikh History reveres the martyrdom of Baba Deep Singh Ji who fought to avenge the desecration of Golden Temple, Amritsar, in 1757. Legend says he fought while supporting his severed head and refused to die until he reached Golden Temple.

Ustad Bismillah Khan, 1916–2006. In the Ustad’s shehnai lies the note of reason

Is there some similarity between what is happening in Uttar Pradesh (UP) 2020 and what unfolded, under Hitler, in Nazi Germany?

A brief journey through modern India's history to understand the evolution of Hindu-Muslim relations in the country

How the fault lines of partition and nationhood in South Asia accompanied by the callous and apathetic attitudes of the ‘modern’ nation-states have proved unbridgeable, leading to the unending saga of despair and dejection among the displaced populace.

The paradigm of the “recovery” and “restoration” of women was a form of biological citizenship, as it entailed not only determining the religion (at birth) of a woman, almost as if it were a biological characteristic, but also her biological status as a woman whose body had been violated, impregnated, or otherwise defiled by union with a male of another religious community

On the occasion of Guru Ravidas Jayanti on February 9, 2020, we remember the patron saint of the Dalit community, the man who inspired love, grace, Bhakti, and revolution.

Assam Congress leaders condemns PM’s statement in Parliament distorting facts about Jawaharlal Nehru

Foster young and new Ambedkarites to lead the new age of knowledge and information for an enlightened media

The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) is being vaguely labelled as...