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Nayanjot Lahiri
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Three recollections of Sunil Kumar, the historian who stood tall against majoritarian politics
In his book ‘The Emergence of the Delhi Sultanate’, he argued that the sultanate was less a solid political entity than a fluid formation.
Rukun Advani, Muzaffar Alam & Nayanjot Lahiri
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The paradox of the pandemic: A historian contemplates the consolations of forgetting
I kept telling my father that this would pass. I realise that he had some sixth sense about what could happen in the near future.
Nayanjot Lahiri
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How did Mahatma Gandhi end up joining gods on the gopuram of a Vishnu temple in Sri Lanka?
The Mahatma detested the idea of statues being made of him, but he may well have approved of this one.
Nayanjot Lahiri
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UP: FIR filed against man who sought Twitter help for oxygen for grandfather
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Coronavirus: Give report on RT-PCR tests in last 7 days, reason for fall in figures, HC tells Delhi
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Modi is a ‘super spreader’ of coronavirus, says IMA vice president
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Watch: District Magistrate roughs up wedding guests, has some arrested, for violating Covid-19 rules
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How everyday chemicals are destroying sperm counts in humans and animals
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Remembering the oppressed: In Mauritius, thinking about the battle of Bhima Koregaon
Why has India never made sites of caste oppression part of our national heritage?
Nayanjot Lahiri
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The forgotten story of how Chipko Andolan pioneer Chandi Prasad Bhatt saved Badrinath temple
His agitation in 1974 prevented the heritage structure in Uttarakhand from being turned into a concrete monstrosity.
Nayanjot Lahiri
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Washers, not wipers: What ancient India’s ideas about hygiene tell us
Advanced hunter-gatherers had very different ideas about hygiene than the Harappan civilisation’s famed public amenities, writes Nayanjot Lahiri in a new book.
Nayanjot Lahiri
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Watch: District Magistrate roughs up wedding guests, has some arrested, for violating Covid-19 rules
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‘If you create panic out of crisis, government can control the panic’: BJP spokesperson on BBC
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Tilted buildings, cracks in the ground: Scenes from the Assam earthquake and its aftermath
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‘Is this my house or Uttar Pradesh’: Comic Rajeev Nigam’s act on property confiscation order
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Covid watch: Scenes from Uttar Pradesh contradict Adityanath’s claim of no oxygen shortage