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Mughals deleted from curriculum: history as political tool
The new education policy 2020 is being implemented gradually. Apart from other things it has focused on ‘Indian Knowledge systems’ and ‘Indian traditions’. The changes in the History/Social Sciences...
Religious Riots and their Solution: 1927
Translated from the original in PanjabiThe essay ‘DharmvarFasadTeunha...
Hurt and Longing in Kashmir
Snow-capped mountains, lush green forests and majestic waterfalls –...
The Mechanism of Caste
With Independence Day only five weeks away, the Indian Cultural...
Fact Check: The RSS Had No Role in India’s Freedom Struggle
If there were any doubts at the proto fascist...
Memories of Colonial Brutality: Irfan Habib on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
On April 13, 1919, the British government indiscriminately shot...
Visiting the Mahabharata in 19 voices
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"There is a problem with the single voice, especially...
Remembering Abdul Qaiyum Ansari and Abdul Hameed: the Messiahs of Social Justice & patriotism
I extend warm homage on the Birthdays of the...
I Am ‘Miya’ — Reclaiming Identity Through Protest Poetry
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The Illusive Citizen: the Predicament of determining Citizens between politics and the law in Assam
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