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Distortions in the syllabus of history books, an uncomfortable perspective

The normalisation of an everyday majoritarianism, Neo-Hindutva, has been facilitated by the silence of the Muslim liberal; an urgent challenge is being able to move out of the confines to reaffirm wider processes of secularization as a counter

“Borders only become borders when cartographies come into existence” – Professor Romila Thapar

Notes from the open-house organised by “History for Peace”...

For Mirza Ghalib, Banaras was a Place of Natural Beauty & Spirituality

Mirza Ghalib, the poet who wrote in Persian and...

How Dyal Singh College Became Vande Mataram College!

All hell was let loose on the evening of November...

Sacrifices of Mother & Young Sons of Guru Gobind Singh Very Relevant Today

 Image Courtesy: PinterestThis week marks 312th anniversary of the martyrdom...

#IamChristian #IamMuslim #IamHindu #IamSikh #IamParsi…

#IamChristian#IamMuslim#IamHindu#IamSikh#IamParsi, Jain, Buddhist,Jewish...And in the wise words of Rehman Bhai,...

O Bahre ओ बहरे – Take your Good Days Back by The Banned

O Behre" is dedicated to the so called "Good...

History Repeating Itself? Post-2014 India’s eerie resemblance with India of 1938-46

History rarely repeats itself. Nevertheless, if we are to...

Remembering the Bombay Riots

To kill, and then burn a human being, are...

The demolition of Babri mosque & Growing Threat of Hindutva Extremism

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the demolition of...

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