A look back at the past six days.
What our textbooks don't tell us: Why the Rajputs failed miserably in battle for centuries
They were defeated by Ghazni, Ghuri, Khilji, Babur, Akbar, the Marathas and the British. Read the article here.
SV Raju, champion of free-market views through India's socialist era, dies at 81
As a founding member of the Swatantra Party and the editor of Freedom First, Raju helped fashion the first coherent responses to the Nehruvian ideas that dominated the post-Independence period. Find out more here.
Chhattisgarh report: How Modi government's new approach is undermining a decade of gains in rural India
As the National Democratic Alliance replaces food and work programmes with financial schemes, old nightmares have come back to haunt Chhattisgarh's villages. Find out more here.
The Rohingya crisis is proof that Xi and Modi are no global leaders
Two of Asia’s most powerful men recently declared that they’ve benevolent plans for a new world order. Their commitment has proved very short-lived. Read the article here.
Twitter roasts Modi for saying people were ashamed to be born Indian till one year ago
#ModiInsultsIndia is a worldwide trend as Modi marked his one year in office by telling NRIs in China and Seoul : "Earlier, you felt ashamed of being born Indian. Now you feel proud to represent the country." Find out more here.
India’s first gay matrimonial ad may not be a revolutionary breakthrough, after all
The mention of a caste preference in the notice shows that even groups that face discrimination find it difficult to shake off the structures that oppress them. Read the article here.
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What our textbooks don't tell us: Why the Rajputs failed miserably in battle for centuries
They were defeated by Ghazni, Ghuri, Khilji, Babur, Akbar, the Marathas and the British. Read the article here.
SV Raju, champion of free-market views through India's socialist era, dies at 81
As a founding member of the Swatantra Party and the editor of Freedom First, Raju helped fashion the first coherent responses to the Nehruvian ideas that dominated the post-Independence period. Find out more here.
Chhattisgarh report: How Modi government's new approach is undermining a decade of gains in rural India
As the National Democratic Alliance replaces food and work programmes with financial schemes, old nightmares have come back to haunt Chhattisgarh's villages. Find out more here.
The Rohingya crisis is proof that Xi and Modi are no global leaders
Two of Asia’s most powerful men recently declared that they’ve benevolent plans for a new world order. Their commitment has proved very short-lived. Read the article here.
Twitter roasts Modi for saying people were ashamed to be born Indian till one year ago
#ModiInsultsIndia is a worldwide trend as Modi marked his one year in office by telling NRIs in China and Seoul : "Earlier, you felt ashamed of being born Indian. Now you feel proud to represent the country." Find out more here.
India’s first gay matrimonial ad may not be a revolutionary breakthrough, after all
The mention of a caste preference in the notice shows that even groups that face discrimination find it difficult to shake off the structures that oppress them. Read the article here.