Tag: Indian history

A Tiny Book that Captures Powerful Idea(s) of India

Two internationally renowned public intellectuals, historian Romila Thapar and literary theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak met in 2017 and conversed about The idea of India and how it has evolved historically. The conversation was published as a book, seven years later in 2024. Writer and academic Zahira Rahman reviews the book highlighting its insights and historical relevance.

Remembering the Mughals with Catherine B Asher

"One thing that I try to point out when...

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

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

How textbooks teach prejudice

First Published on: October 1, 1999Forget RSS-run Shishu Mandirs...

Roundtable with Romila Thapar

We spoke to historian Romila Thapar in an attempt...

भारतीय इतिहास में मिसफ़िट वैदिक युग

कैसा इतिहास-बोध है कि सिंधु घाटी की सभ्यता के...

सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता का आदर्श समाज

अनेक लोग ऐसा मानते हैं कि आदर्श या यूटोपियन...

The giant who straddled Nehru and Bhagat Singh

Remembering Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi and his paper Pratap for...

161 Years Ago, When a War against Oppression First Began: The Santhal Rebellion

Today, June 30, 1855, one hundred and sixty one...

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