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Hidden Histories: A rare memory of the struggle for freedom in a Himalayan kingdom
While large parts of modern India’s contribution to the sub-continent’s struggle for freedom find place in historical accounts, the author tracks this unreported hidden struggle against colonial yoke in the Himalayan kingdom of Tehri
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Smriti Irani’s ire is baseless: Bhagat Singh’s friends saw themselves as ‘revolutionary terrorists’
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An Inglorious End: The Summary Execution of Benito Mussolini
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How caste is alive and kicking in Bengal
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