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Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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‘Who shall I turn to at my darkest moment?’: In memory of Shobita Punja, a friend like no other
Historian and writer Shobita Punja died on June 28.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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How did kingdoms in Bengal, Deccan break away from the Delhi Sultanate to build their own legacies?
An excerpt from ‘A New History of India: From Its Origins to the Twenty-First Century,’ by Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Shobita Punja, and Toby Sinclair.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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Mahatma Gandhi disagreed with Rabindranath Tagore on many things. Here’s where they agreed
An excerpt from ‘Tagore and Gandhi: Walking Alone, Walking Together’, by Rudrangshu Mukherjee.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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‘Exhuma’ review: A grave holds secrets to a troubled Korean past
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘A Begum and a Rani’: How Hazrat Mahal of Awadh and Lakshmibai of Jhansi joined the 1857 rebellion
An excerpt from historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee’s ‘Introduction’ to his new book.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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When did Bhishma die? A reading of the Mahabharata reveals a startling possibility
Rudrangshu Mukherjee investigates the Mahabharata to find out when – and how – Bhishma’s death actually took place.
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In India (as in the world) liberalism and illiberalism have always gone hand-in-hand
Liberal democracy is under siege in India and elsewhere – proponents must distinguish between the right to dissent and intolerance.
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Can liberalism overcome one of the biggest threats to its future – its own contradictory origins?
In a new book, historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee examines why liberalism seems to be fast disappearing around the world.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose: The friendship that never was
In the introduction to his book on the parallel lives of Nehru and Bose, Historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee explores the role played in their lives by Mahatma Gandhi.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee