Historian Nayanjot Lahiri on encountering Indian emperor Ashoka in a small coastal town in Thailand

Nayanjot Lahiri

· Nov 25, 2022 · 08:30 am

Why Assamese historians and writers are protesting against the BJP’s celebration of Lachit Borphukan

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· Nov 24, 2022 · 06:30 am

One of the most compelling accounts of Western India in the 19th century was written by this woman

Ajay Kamalakaran

· Nov 22, 2022 · 11:30 am

100 years of BBC: A look back at some historical moments covered by the British broadcaster

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· Nov 16, 2022 · 10:41 am

A Kenyan Goan’s fight against colonialism in Africa and India

Ajay Kamalakaran

· Nov 15, 2022 · 11:30 am

How did the Partition affect the people of Sindh? Using true stories, a new book finds out

Saaz Aggarwal

· Nov 10, 2022 · 08:30 am

Daniel Bandmann: The Shakespearean actor who sought a career makeover in India in the 19th century

Anu Kumar

· Nov 09, 2022 · 11:30 am

Guleri Rani of Sirmur: How the 19th Century queen of Punjab resisted the British East India Company

Queeny Pradhan

· Nov 09, 2022 · 08:30 am

Who was the Chola king who died on the back of an elephant? What did his death mean for the kingdom?

Kamini Dandapani

· Nov 08, 2022 · 08:30 am

‘Domesticity and Power in the Early Mughal World’: Ruby Lal challenges the fantasies about the harem

Rana Safvi

· Nov 06, 2022 · 12:30 pm

‘Ashoka was not faceless. He made himself visible through his words’: historian Nayanjot Lahiri

Abhishek Roy

· Nov 05, 2022 · 12:30 pm

The journey of a young Indian Jewish woman to becoming the first lady of Cyprus

Ajay Kamalakaran

· Nov 01, 2022 · 11:30 am

In illustrations: Tales of conquests and adventures from the life of Alexander the Great

Ursula Sims-Williams

· Oct 27, 2022 · 07:30 pm

What did lift-the-flap books look like in the 18th century?

Maddy Smith

· Oct 26, 2022 · 09:30 pm

How Hindu cosmology influenced Romania’s national poet

Ajay Kamalakaran

· Oct 22, 2022 · 11:30 am

How a Lutheran missionary became the first cultural bridge between Tamil Nadu and Germany

Ajay Kamalakaran

· Oct 18, 2022 · 11:30 am

What does Eric Ambler’s novel ‘The Mask of Dimitrios’ have to do with the Greco-Turkish War?

Denys Leighton

· Oct 16, 2022 · 05:30 pm

How an innovative scientist found a cure for Tamil Nadu’s decaying Chola bronze deities in the ’30s

V Vijaysree

· Oct 16, 2022 · 11:30 am

From pamphlets to publishing: Remembering the remarkable career of Samuel ‘Sammy’ Israel

Rivka Israel

· Oct 15, 2022 · 12:30 pm

Drawing Hindu epics in Art Deco style, this Polish artist left behind a striking legacy

Kamayani Sharma

· Oct 11, 2022 · 11:30 am