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Podcast: The indispensable royal women of the Sikh empire
Host Dinyar Patel in conversation with historian Priya Atwal on how women played a central role in royal politics and administration.
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Podcast: From sea channels to gas-powered lights – 300 years of ambitious, unbuilt Mumbai projects
Dinyar Patel in conversation with Robert Stephens, the author of ‘Bombay Imagined’.
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Podcast: Why it is important to remember the Sassoons – Jewish-Iraqi refugees who made Mumbai home
Dinyar Patel in conversation with Joseph Sassoon, author of ‘The Global Merchants’.
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The curious case of Pran Puri, the 18th century travelling monk who was discovered and forgotten
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Why Pakistan has not seen any major public protests despite extreme economic hardship
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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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Explainer: Why India wants to modify the Indus Water Treaty after 62 years
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Satyajit Ray’s Professor Shonku stories remind us that he created a fictional scientist too
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Podcast: Aliens, Lata Mangeshkar and other tales of India’s second Five-Year plan
Host Dinyar Patel and Nikhil Menon explore the world of PC Mahalanobis, the genius statistician who drove the second plan.
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In the 75th year of Independence, let us not forget the deep liberal roots of modern Indian society
From the 19th century, leaders set out a vision for India which was inclusive, democratic, and relatively open-minded.
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Podcast: What explains rising global authoritarianism? The history of constitutions has some answers
In the second episode of Past Imperfect, host Dinyar Patel talks to historian Linda Colley about how the role of constitutions has changed over time.
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Syria earthquake: Watch rescuers erupt in joy after family is pulled out alive from debris
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Watch: Drew Barrymore shaves off actor Tyler Posey's moustache during an on-camera interview
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‘Liar!’ Watch Republicans heckling US President Joe Biden during State of the Union address
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Watch: Bowhead whales rejuvenate themselves at a ‘health spa’ off the coast of Russia
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‘He makes it appear he’s the remote control behind the PM’: TMC’s Mahua Moitra on Adani in Lok Sabha
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Podcast: Ramachandra Guha on why Indians are so good at writing uncritical hagiographies
The first episode of Past Imperfect, a new series hosted by historian Dinyar Patel.
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Dinyar Patel wins the Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize for his biography of Dadabhai Naoroji
The Rs 15-lakh prize given by the New India Foundation goes to Patel for ‘Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism’.
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What does the writing of Constitutions have to do with wars? Plenty, as this book proves
Linda Colley’s ‘The Gun, the Ship, and the Pen’ presents a profoundly global and lucid story of constitution-writing.
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The Reel
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‘The Consultant’ trailer: Christoph Waltz plays a sinister boss in dark comedy series
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Watch: Behind the scenes of Hansika Motwani’s December wedding
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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
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Start the week with a film: Horses and a quietly thumping heart in ‘The Rider’
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘The Horde’: Marie Favereau rewrites the conventional history of the Mongol conquerors
The French historian tells the story of the westernmost component of the Mongol-dominated world, ruled by the Jochids.
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‘Black Spartacus’: A biography of the man who may have been the first great anti-colonialist leader
Sudhir Hazareesingh’s book examines the life of Toussaint L’Ouverture, who brought revolution to Haiti and inspired the world.
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What we have forgotten about the pandemics that killed millions of Indians over 100 years ago
Over half of the 70 million deaths from pandemics between 1817 and 1920 took place in India, points out Chinmay Tumbe in his new book.
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The Field
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Richa Ghosh’s knock helps India beat Bangladesh by 52 runs in warmup game
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India vs Australia: Pat Cummins on prospect of turning pitches – ‘We just got to embrace it’
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India v Australia: Rohit Sharma & Co look to retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with an eye on WTC final
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Sune Luus column: Hosts South Africa eager to keep ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at home
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Reactions as LeBron James becomes the NBA’s leading scorer: ‘The All-Time Scoring King’