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Ruchika Sharma

Ruchika Sharma is a regular Scroll.in contributor

‘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
· Feb 04, 2018 · 10:30 am
‘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
· Nov 25, 2017 · 08:00 am
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
· Oct 29, 2017 · 08:00 am

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