History Revisited
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Hyderabad Liberation Day to be celebrated on September 17, says Union government
Hyderabad did not get independence for 13 months after India became independent on August 15, 1947, as it was under the Nizam’s rule, the Centre said.
Scroll Staff
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‘It is my duty to arrest you’: Gerald Wilson, a Bombay police officer who took Gandhi into custody
He served in the police during a turbulent time in modern Indian history.
John O'Brien
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Give dogs a cup of tea every day: Travel advice from a ‘celebrated’ 19th-century writer
India became a major focus of Emma Roberts’s writing after her visit to the country in 1828.
Margaret Makepeace
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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‘Mrs Moore’ and a portrait of the Hyderabad Nizam’s powerful minister
How was the influential Raja Chandu Lal related to an East India Company officer and his wife?
Jennifer Howes
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Long voyages, life in faraway lands: The women of the East India Company
There are relatively few records that describe the lives of Company women in any detail.
Mark Williams
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The tragic tale of General Edroos, who fought a losing battle for the princely state of Hyderabad
Though the commander’s face has become synonymous with the surrender of the princely state, there was a lot more to his story.
Zeenath Khan
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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‘Jallianwala Bagh will be immortal in the world’: Publications the British deemed seditious
After the massacre in Amritsar, the colonial government issued a series of notifications for the seizure or suppression of ‘anti-British’ writing.
John O'Brien
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The tale of ‘Daku’ Sultana and his unlikely friendship with a British police officer
‘Freddy’ Young of the special dacoit force spent months hunting Sultana through the Kumaon forests, only to petition the British to spare his life in the end.
Roshan Abbas
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How Nazis and the ‘Little Führer of Bombay’ spread their web in war-time India
Their methods of pressurising the press, intimidating civil society members, well-funded propaganda and deceit are all too familiar.
Gautam Pemmaraju
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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How an early version of UK’s national flag helped Bombay merchants grow their business
A pass for ‘Monnock Parsee’ and ‘Pendia Pattell’ sailing aboard the Tiger was issued at Fort Bombay carries an impression of the ‘Union Seale’.
Richard Scott Morel
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In Thailand, the practice of using Talipot hand fans has survived thousands of years
The ‘Story of the Novice Monk’ suggests Talipot fans were used by monastics during the during the lifetime of Gotama Buddha over 2500 years ago.
Jana Igunma
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Indian Railway’s plan to protect women passengers in the 19th century didn’t work out as it expected
Special carriages were constructed for ‘respectable native women’ in the 1800s. But by 1910, these carriages had fallen out of favour.
Margaret Makepeace
The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final