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1947

  • Why tinkering with the traditions of the armed forces is  adventurism best avoided

    Why tinkering with the traditions of the armed forces is adventurism best avoided

    Lt Col (Retd) JS Sodhi
    · Jan 29, 2022 · 09:00 am
  • Ramachandra Guha: A historian’s advice to Muslims in 1947 is relevant to Hindus today

    Ramachandra Guha: A historian’s advice to Muslims in 1947 is relevant to Hindus today

    Ramachandra Guha
    · Dec 09, 2019 · 07:30 am
  • ‘They sprang from the earth’: It’s been 70 years since tribal forces poured into Kashmir

    ‘They sprang from the earth’: It’s been 70 years since tribal forces poured into Kashmir

    Ipsita Chakravarty
    · Oct 26, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • How some families’ material memories are re-creating the history of the Partition

    How some families’ material memories are re-creating the history of the Partition

    Aanchal Malhotra
    · Aug 14, 2017 · 06:30 pm
  • Has Lahore forgotten why January 26 was chosen as India's Republic Day?

    Has Lahore forgotten why January 26 was chosen as India's Republic Day?

    Haroon Khalid
    · Feb 03, 2017 · 12:30 pm
  • Gandhi, who helped defeat the mighty British empire, struggled to win the battle with his own people

    Gandhi, who helped defeat the mighty British empire, struggled to win the battle with his own people

    Apoorvanand
    · Jan 30, 2017 · 12:30 pm
  • The forgotten story of two Maulanas who mocked Jinnah's idea of Pakistan

    The forgotten story of two Maulanas who mocked Jinnah's idea of Pakistan

    Ajaz Ashraf
    · Sep 06, 2016 · 08:00 am
  • Urvashi Butalia on why men killed women and children of their families during Partition

    Urvashi Butalia on why men killed women and children of their families during Partition

    Ajaz Ashraf
    · Aug 11, 2016 · 06:30 am
  • Did Sardar Patel order the eviction of Muslims from Delhi villages?

    Did Sardar Patel order the eviction of Muslims from Delhi villages?

    Ajaz Ashraf
    · Aug 10, 2016 · 06:30 am
  • The Venkat Dhulipala interview: 'On the Partition issue, Jinnah and Ambedkar were on the same page'

    The Venkat Dhulipala interview: 'On the Partition issue, Jinnah and Ambedkar were on the same page'

    Ajaz Ashraf
    · Jun 28, 2016 · 08:30 am
  • The Brexit of 1947: ‘Scotland is more like Spain than Bengal is like the Punjab’

    The Brexit of 1947: ‘Scotland is more like Spain than Bengal is like the Punjab’

    Ramachandra Guha
    · Jun 24, 2016 · 03:14 pm