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Dinyar Patel
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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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JBS Haldane’s life, via Samanth Subramanian’s biography, shows why scientists must be political too
In ‘A Dominant Character’, the life of a scientist committed to a political vision, even misled by it, is chronicled with verve.
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Trending
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How BJP leaders responded to the Arnab Goswami WhatsApp leaks plus nine more weekend reads
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The mass radicalisation that India does not acknowledge
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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There is not a Virender Sehwag in that current team; India are very, very patient: Graeme Swann
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How Dadabhai Naoroji’s support for women’s rights helped him get elected to the British Parliament
An excerpt from ‘Naoroji: Pioneer of Indian Nationalism’, by Dinyar Patel.
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The Art of Solitude: Travel vicariously through Central Asia with Robert Byron’s classic
‘The Road to Oxiana’ is a celebration of the type of wide-ranging mobility currently denied to us.
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Epidemics change the course of nations and transform societies. Here are four lessons from history
The past is no recipe for the future – but it can suggest what to expect.
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Video
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‘Daddy, tie my shoelace’: Former South African cricketer Graeme Smith’s son crashes live interview
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Watch: Farmers begin their journey towards Delhi to participate in ‘tractor march’ on Republic Day
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Watch: Finance minister ‘cooks’ halwa to mark the printing of Budget 2021 documents
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‘He was in favour of a secular state’: Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter on her father’s legacy
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Watch: Stephen Fry reminds us that nuclear missiles can wipe civilisation off the face of the earth
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SR Mehrotra (1931-2019): A tireless chronicler of India’s struggle for freedom
The London-trained historian paid special attention to two figures from the Congress’ very beginnings, Allan Octavian Hume and Dadabhai Naoroji.
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India must recall legacy of early nationalists like Dadabhai Naoroji in the age of hyper-nationalism
Remembering one of the most influential leaders of the early Indian National Congress on his 100th death anniversary.
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Navrozji Fardunji, 19th-century reformer and the 'great son' whom India forgot too soon
Today is the 200th birth anniversary of the academic, activist and freedom fighter who contributed immensely to the rise of the nationalist movement.
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The Reel
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Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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‘Madam Chief Minister’ review: A woman rises to power and falls while trying to hold on to it
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‘The White Tiger’ review: A driver murders his way up the food chain
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Meet the man whom Mahatma Gandhi called 'the Father of the Nation'
The back story to Dadabhai Naoroji’s insistent demand for swaraj or self-rule.
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Indian restaurants: The unlikely symbol of the changing Balkans
A region in the grip of strife till 25 years ago is transforming culinarily.
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Does India need a new Parliament building? History may have some constructive criticism
It would be a shame if Speaker Sumitra Mahajan’s call for a new structure is heeded.
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The Field
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Why are England not sending the best team for start of an iconic series versus India: Nasser Hussain
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Badminton: Kidambi Srikanth resumes training in Thailand after mandatory quarantine time reduced
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ISL: Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC split points after goalless draw
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Full text: ‘Gunner for life’ – Mesut Ozil writes emotional farewell post after end of Arsenal saga
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Wrestling nationals: Rohit is new champion in 65kg, Railways take home the team title