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Nayanjot Lahiri
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Historian Nayanjot Lahiri on encountering Indian emperor Ashoka in a small coastal town in Thailand
An excerpt from ‘Searching for Ashoka: Questing for a Buddhist King from India to Thailand.’
Nayanjot Lahiri
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Why Emperor Ashoka still matters: Historian Nayanjot Lahiri and vocalist TM Krishna in conversation
Reflections on the nature of remembering and perpetuating the ruler from the third century BCE and the link between the past and the present.
Nayanjot Lahiri & TM Krishna
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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 real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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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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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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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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