From The Archives
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In 1830s Persia, ill-considered favours by a British official put his successor in a tight spot
James Morison, who took over as Resident, was taken aback by the amount of money and valuable objects in the treasury.
Curstaidh Reid
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In a 19th-century Burmese album, a story of revenge, a failed coup and a long-forgotten prince
Prince Moung Peng survived a massacre of 70 royals planned by Burma’s last king, Thibaw.
Craig Campbell
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In 18th century, the British let a Persian prince get away with murder
The British thought treating prince Najaf as a common criminal would be an insult to the court of Persia.
Curstaidh Reid
Trending
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Bombay plague of 1896: The first bio-political crisis to be captured on camera in colonial India
The images highlight the pandemic’s impact on the city and the colonial government’s role.
Shivani Sud
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In a dictionary from 15th century India, illustrations of dolls, yo-yos and other playthings
It offers a glimpse into what childhood looked like in Central India’s Malwa Sultanate.
Vivek Gupta
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The mystery of an East India Company ship that was in two places at the same time
Two journals from December 1620 place the Roebuck at two locations, 4,000 miles from each other.
Matt Griffin
Video
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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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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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From the archives: A glimpse of ancient Hebrew and Latin treatises on palmistry
An 18th century text specifies six palm lines that dictate one’s influence, wisdom, honour, fate, life span and riches.
Zsofi Buda
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How my team and I accidentally discovered text on the Dead Sea Scrolls
The 2,000-year-old documents were thought to be blank – until recently.
Joan Taylor, The Conversation
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The British were met with fire and fury when they tried to conduct a census in 1870s Bengal
The resistance by Santals spread fear and panic among the British and other local groups.
John O’Brien
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Video: ‘Failed, succeeded, for us he was always ‘apla’ Sachin’: Rajdeep Sardesai on Sachin Tendulkar
From the Archives: ‘For millions of Indians, Tendulkar was and always will be the God of Cricket,’ says Rajdeep Sardesai in his book ‘Democracy’s XI’.
Smitha Nair
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From the Archives: ‘She is the most consummate actor I know’, Vidya Balan on her love for Sridevi
Vidya Balan talks of paying tribute to the legendary actor’s performance in the iconic song 'Hawa Hawai'.
Smitha Nair
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British empire’s hidden workings in India and Iran revealed in remarkable film footage
Over a hundred historic expeditionary and travel films have been digitised recently by the Royal Geographical Society and the British Film Institute.
Jonathan Westaway, The Conversation
The Field
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IPL 2024: Hyderabad deliver death-bowling masterclass to defeat Rajasthan in last-ball thriller
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar on team selection, KL Rahul’s omission and more
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India tour of Bangladesh: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana guide India to victory in third T20I
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women lose to Japan, men to China in quarter-finals