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Ruchika Sharma
Ruchika Sharma is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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A brave and innovative attempt to chronicle the life of Empress Nur Jahan is marred by conjecture
Ruby Lal’s biography of Jahangir’s wife, who ruled the Mughal Empire in her husband’s absence, goes beyond academic studies.
Ruchika Sharma
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‘Hindutva calling itself a version of Hinduism is problematic’: Historian Romila Thapar
An interview with the historian on her new book, history, Hindutva, and more.
Ruchika Sharma
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‘Padmavat’ reminds us that a major casualty of the gory Rajput conflicts were Rajput women
Though fictional, Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s Sufi allegory stands as a testament to the internecine warfare that was endemic to the Rajputs.
Ruchika Sharma
Trending
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Citizenship Amendment Bill passed in Rajya Sabha with 125 votes for, 105 against
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Watch: Benaras Hindu University students celebrate after Muslim professor of Sanskrit resigns
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Watch Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo receive their Nobel Prize dressed in Indian clothes
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Watch: A litter of puppies tries to be ferocious with a cat, who is completely unfazed
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‘Anti-national attitudes’: I&B ministry cautions TV channels on day of Citizenship Bill protests
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Ala-ud-din Khalji: Why the ‘people’s king’ was made out to be a monster by 16th century chroniclers
As ‘Padmavati’ is in the news, time to revisit why these writers and their Rajput patrons were out to settle old scores with the 14th century sultan of Delhi.
Ruchika Sharma
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The Scroll.in ‘Empire’ review: The reviewer’s response to the author’s criticism
Writing about the exception and ignoring the norm does mis-service to history, argues the reviewer.
Ruchika Sharma
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This work of historical fiction about the Chola dynasty is more fiction than history
The female protagonist of Devi Yesodharan’s ‘Empire’ has a position she would never have got in the 11th Century Chola kingdom.
Ruchika Sharma
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Watch: ‘Go Back BJP,’ say Assam government employees joining Citizenship Bill protests
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Watch: Anti-Citizenship Bill protests escalate in Assam as the Army is called in
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Watch: Sydney beats Delhi on hazardous air quality, unhappy residents make TikTok videos
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‘All genocides start with hate speech’: The United Nations’ Adama Dieng on Genocide Prevention Day
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Watch: Madhya Pradesh farmers break into a fight as frustrations over urea shortage mount
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How Shiva was transformed from a meat-loving deity to a vegetarian god
And why banning the sale of meat along the Kanwariya route is specially ironic.
Ruchika Sharma
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In Taj Mahal’s shadow, the heritage of Jaunpur is rapidly decaying for want of state help
The Tughlaq city’s grand edifices inspired many Mughal monuments.
Ruchika Sharma
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The ring: Making women adulterous and men faithful since the birth of patriarchy
Wendy Doniger’s ‘The Ring of Truth’ shows with humour and clarity how one form of oppression can be replaced with another.
Ruchika Sharma
The Reel
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Is the web series ‘Queen’ about Jayalalithaa? Here’s what Ramya Krishnan has to say
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’: The superhero is reunited with lover Chris Pine
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Women cinematographers speak up: ‘The mainstream is hostile, diverse pool is simply not available’
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Thinker, tailor, soldier, spy: The extraordinary women of Ghiyas-ud-din Khalji's harem
Only women with the keenest intellect were to join the king at his meals every day, in order to discuss matters of theology and philosophy.
Ruchika Sharma
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The epic poem Padmavat is fiction. To claim it as history would be the real tampering of history
'I have made up the story and related it,' are the words with which Malik Muhammad Jayasi ends his Awadhi epic.
Ruchika Sharma
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The Mahabharata: How an oral narrative of the bards became a text of the Brahmins
The epic was taken over by Brahmins who explained away abhorrent details like polyandry and parricide through imaginative additions.
Ruchika Sharma
The Field
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Football: Gennaro Gattuso replaces Carlo Ancelotti as Napoli coach
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Want to give both equal importance: Bhaker targets medals in 10m and 25m pistol events at Olympics
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Tennis: World number one Ashleigh Barty named WTA Player of the Year
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Cristiano Ronaldo left annoyed after selfie-seeking fans invade pitch during Champions League game
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Champions League: Atletico, Atlanta seal final berths in last 16; Bayern outclass Hotspur