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Aparna Kapadia
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Centuries before the Europeans landed, Gujarat’s Cambay was a melting pot of trade and culture
The city’s age-old Indian Ocean connections through the Gulf of Cambay shaped the subcontinent in ways that remain curiously underappreciated today.
Aparna Kapadia
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Gardens in India have surprisingly ancient and sprawling roots
The egalitarian spaces run by municipalities today were once the preserve of aristocrats. Yet both were driven by the impulse to be closer to nature.
Aparna Kapadia
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Rhinos to Lisbon, turkeys to Agra: Recalling the history of animal gifts in pre-colonial times
Their public display and popular fame set the stage for even greater interest in the study of the natural world.
Aparna Kapadia
Trending
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Has Rahul Gandhi really defamed all Modis in India? No, say legal experts
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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A jail sentence for Rahul Gandhi in India’s new vishwaguru democracy
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China’s dam-building spree on Mekong River has turned Thai fishing villages into ‘ghost towns’
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What a 15th-century letter-writing manual reveals about life and India
Whether it was a letter to a business associate or a lover, the Lekhapaddhati was a must-have.
Aparna Kapadia
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What a Jain merchant’s rare and candid autobiography tells us about life in the Mughal era
Banarasi’s ‘Ardhakathanak’ is one of its kind for its times – delightfully authentic, checkered, and self-revelatory.
Aparna Kapadia
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Caste, class and aspiration: What old cookbooks reveal about new India
Cookbooks have always been about more than just the recipes.
Aparna Kapadia
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Watch: British PM Rishi Sunak plays cricket with England’s T20 World Cup-winning team
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Watch: Tornado swirling up to a height of 120,000 kilometres observed on the surface of the sun
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‘Petulant’: Australian panelist on TV, describing India’s response to High Commission attack in UK
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Watch this video from the cockpit of a glider plane as it crashes into a building
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Watch: This basset hound patiently taught a puppy to use the dog door
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In the lockdown, a reminder of the missing histories of women at work
Scant historical records offer us glimpses into their lives.
Aparna Kapadia
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We know all about warrior queens like Lakshamibai. Now, let's talk of medieval India's businesswomen
Mughal queens had several sources of income and were actively involved in trade and commerce.
Aparna Kapadia
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Why Ashoka, the emperor of India who inspired the symbols of new republic, is still worth reading
His ideas were very influential for the generation of Indian leaders who produced the Constitution.
Aparna Kapadia
The Reel
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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‘Parineeta’ director Pradeep Sarkar dies at 68
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What Mumbai’s history of mass protest reveals about its citizens
Why did such a large crowd come out to demonstrate for and against the citizenship act in a city that which many believed was too busy and apathetic to agitate?
Aparna Kapadia
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What the story of Medini Rai, the man who once took on Babur, tells us about biography and history
The complex life stories of men like him illuminate historical processes in ways that are missed by conventional accounts focused on the so-called big picture.
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On Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, a reminder of the deep roots of the right to protest in India
Kathiawad had a long tradition of resistance, reminding us that the leader’s strategy of non-violent struggle was not quite the aberration it is imagined to be.
Aparna Kapadia
The Field
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Boxing World C’ships: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain lead India’s charge for gold medals in finals
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Swiss Open Super 300, QF as it happened: Satwik/Chirag come-from-behind to defeat Bay/Molhede
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WPL 2023: Issy Wong takes the first Women’s Premier League hat-trick for MI vs UPW in Eliminator
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WPL 2023, Eliminator, MI vs UPW blog: Sciver-Brunt, Wong star as Mumbai Indians reach final
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‘Sultan’: A witty and heartfelt memoir of legendary Pakistani left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram