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How the Sassoons of Bombay became one of China’s wealthiest families
‘Lucky to learn and study Bengali’: William Radice (1951-2024) on why and how he translated Tagore
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Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history
Ashok Gopal wins Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize for his Ambedkar biography ‘A Part Apart’
How the Supreme Court favoured Ajit Pawar-led NCP, while appearing to pull it up
A book of real-life accounts from the Indian Air Force honours those who took part in the 1962 war
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In the 1760s, a sailor from Bengal was sentenced to death after a string of robberies in England
Karen Stapley
· Dec 29, 2021 · 07:30 pm
‘Invisible Empire’: This book maps the kingdom of the world’s most abundant life form, the virus
Pranay Lal
· Dec 29, 2021 · 08:30 am
How a Dawoodi Bohra from British India became a business icon in East Africa in early 20th century
Ajay Kamalakaran
· Dec 22, 2021 · 11:30 am
During WWI, a princess sent 26 lakh Christmas gifts to soldiers and sailors (including Indians)
Peter Doyle, The Conversation
· Dec 20, 2021 · 07:30 pm
One of the oldest surviving historical accounts of India was written by this Korean Buddhist monk
Ajay Kamalakaran
· Dec 18, 2021 · 06:30 am
The Grand Anicut shows historical novels need not be slowed down by immaculate research
Veena Narayan
· Dec 12, 2021 · 08:30 am
When a small Sikh community thrived in an Iranian border town
Ajay Kamalakaran
· Dec 11, 2021 · 11:30 am
Emmeline da Cunha: Remembering Goa’s first female doctor who had a brief but intense medical career
Filipa Lowndes Vicente
· Dec 05, 2021 · 11:30 am
How a Hungarian scholar became the founder of modern Tibetology after reaching India
Ajay Kamalakaran
· Dec 04, 2021 · 11:30 am
In searching for my ancestor Miguel of Mazagon, I found his role in a key Anglo-Portuguese deal
Megan deSouza Denis Rodrigues
· Nov 28, 2021 · 01:30 pm
‘Human nature doesn’t change’: Madhulika Liddle on the challenges of writing historical fiction
Abdullah Khan
· Nov 27, 2021 · 05:30 pm
Watch: 3000-year-old Avenue of Sphinxes unveiled at Karnak Temple in Egypt in a grand ceremony
Scroll Staff
· Nov 27, 2021 · 03:16 pm
Pilgrimages, conflicts and naked women: A Russian merchant’s impressions of 15th-century India
Ajay Kamalakaran
· Nov 27, 2021 · 11:30 am
The legend of the Indian prince who is the forefather of all Cambodians
Ajay Kamalakaran
· Nov 21, 2021 · 11:30 am
The science of resurrecting the ‘dead’ has a creepy history
Caitjan Gainty, The Conversation
· Nov 15, 2021 · 11:30 pm
How Nicoló Manucci, the Venetian who settled in India, saw and reported incidents of ‘Sati’
Marco Moneta
· Nov 15, 2021 · 08:30 am
How historian Vikram Sampath uses decolonisation rhetoric to make Hindu domination sound reasonable
Akash Bhattacharya
· Nov 13, 2021 · 09:00 am
Watch: On Abul Kalam Azad’s 133rd birth anniversary, remembering some of his sayings
Scroll Staff
· Nov 11, 2021 · 03:19 pm
AI and deepfakes are bringing history to life – but at a steep moral cost
Nir Eisikovits, The Conversation
· Nov 06, 2021 · 11:30 pm
Podcast: How Mumbai’s working-class women helped create a city that is safe and open-minded
Raghu Karnad
· Nov 04, 2021 · 11:30 am
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