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Upinder Singh
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Emperor Ashoka’s edicts prove that he valued secularism and non-violence above all else
An excerpt from ‘A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century,’ by Upinder Singh.
Upinder Singh
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How a diversity of ethical paths, rather than a singular dharma, runs through The Mahabharata
An excerpt from ‘Ancient India: Culture of Contradictions’, Upinder Singh.
Upinder Singh
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What the letters from colonial India’s first archaeologist to his assistant reveal about his work
An excerpt from ‘The World of India’s First Archaeologist: Letters from Alexander Cunningham to JDM Beglar’, edited by Upinder Singh.
Upinder Singh
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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In Sambhal, Muslims allege UP police stormed booths, snatched IDs and beat up voters on polling day
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The numbers show the idea of Muslim population explosion is nothing but political propaganda
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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Why BJP leaders’ comments on study about Muslim population in India are misleading
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Why Emperor Ashoka and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi are more similar than we might imagine
An excerpt from historian Upinder Singh’s ‘Ashoka and Gandhi’, from ‘The Fourth Lion: Essays for Gopalkrishna Gandhi’.
Upinder Singh
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Even in ancient India, the state was usually at war with the forest and its inhabitants
In her new book historian Upinder Singh argues that the concept of a non-violent ancient India is a myth perpetuated by Gandhi and Nehru.
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