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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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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Why froth is essential for the perfect beer-drinking experience
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Armed gangs and a partisan state: How Manipur slipped into civil war
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A new book offers detailed historical accounts of the Sultans of Oman in the 19th century
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Interview: Grief key part of coming out – parents must let dreams die & celebrate life before them
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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
Video
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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Watch: Kapil Sharma sings popular ghazal ‘Hungama Hai Kyun Barpa’, Aamir Khan joins in
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Watch: Wild elephant Arikomban translocated in its new habitat
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Watch: Police officers forcefully remove a drunk passenger from flight in the US
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‘Going on a date...a human, right?’: Comedian imagines parents’ conversations with children in 2050
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Why banning the sale of meat along the Kanwariya route is specially ironic
Forced vegetarianism runs contrary to the beliefs and practices of several Indic sects
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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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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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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Singapore Open Super 750: Fifth seeds Satwik-Chirag bow out in opening round
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World Test Championship final, Australia vs India: From squads to commentators, all you need to know
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Craig Fulton ahead of Eindhoven matches – ‘Taking it one game at a time’
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WTC Final: Virat Kohli eager to mentor Shubman Gill – ‘We have a relationship based on respect’
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Wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia meet Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur