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Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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‘Who shall I turn to at my darkest moment?’: In memory of Shobita Punja, a friend like no other
Historian and writer Shobita Punja died on June 28.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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How did kingdoms in Bengal, Deccan break away from the Delhi Sultanate to build their own legacies?
An excerpt from ‘A New History of India: From Its Origins to the Twenty-First Century,’ by Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Shobita Punja, and Toby Sinclair.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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Mahatma Gandhi disagreed with Rabindranath Tagore on many things. Here’s where they agreed
An excerpt from ‘Tagore and Gandhi: Walking Alone, Walking Together’, by Rudrangshu Mukherjee.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘A Begum and a Rani’: How Hazrat Mahal of Awadh and Lakshmibai of Jhansi joined the 1857 rebellion
An excerpt from historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee’s ‘Introduction’ to his new book.
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When did Bhishma die? A reading of the Mahabharata reveals a startling possibility
Rudrangshu Mukherjee investigates the Mahabharata to find out when – and how – Bhishma’s death actually took place.
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In India (as in the world) liberalism and illiberalism have always gone hand-in-hand
Liberal democracy is under siege in India and elsewhere – proponents must distinguish between the right to dissent and intolerance.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Can liberalism overcome one of the biggest threats to its future – its own contradictory origins?
In a new book, historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee examines why liberalism seems to be fast disappearing around the world.
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
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Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose: The friendship that never was
In the introduction to his book on the parallel lives of Nehru and Bose, Historian Rudrangshu Mukherjee explores the role played in their lives by Mahatma Gandhi.
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