HIstory
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‘How to remember Indian history’: Watch Devdutt Pattanaik’s one-minute crash course
Scroll Staff
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In a 19th-century Burmese album, a story of revenge, a failed coup and a long-forgotten prince
Craig Campbell
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In 18th century, the British let a Persian prince get away with murder
Curstaidh Reid
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The story of one man’s efforts to bring Indian-American dreams and hopes to life
Anu Kumar
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The Hagia Sophia’s identity has shifted with every regime change in Istanbul
Anna Bigelow, The Conversation
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Bombay plague of 1896: The first bio-political crisis to be captured on camera in colonial India
Shivani Sud
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The Indian bowling sensation who left American batsmen flummoxed in the early 20th century
Anu Kumar
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The amazing story of the chef-conman who first made America fall in love with curry
Arup K Chatterjee
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Gulabrai of Marwar: Revisiting 18th century Rajputana, when concubines wielded political power
Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia
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On JV Naik’s first death anniversary, remembering a life spent in pursuit of historical heroes
Murali Ranganathan
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‘Eisu Nangi Nachani’: This is a song for Manipuris who migrated during the ‘seven years devastation’
Scroll Staff
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By demonising Hindus, Pakistan’s nationalist history overlooks colonial atrocities
Haroon Khalid
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We must confront racist histories, but tearing down statues is not the answer
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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This history of the human race says, contrary to perception, most of us are decent individuals
Rutger Bregman
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Pakistan is obsessed with a Turkish drama that glorifies the sword and distorts Islamic history
Pervez Hoodbhoy, Dawn.com
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How my team and I accidentally discovered text on the Dead Sea Scrolls
Joan Taylor, The Conversation
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This novel is based on a real life romance between a Hollywood actress and an Indian prince
Diana R Chambers
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In an unknown artist’s miniatures, we get a glimpse of the heirs apparent of Awadh’s last king
Malini Roy Patricia Tena
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Illustrations: The many lives of Gautama Buddha in 18th and 19th century manuscripts
Jana Igunma
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Tales of Captain Cook’s shipmates upend stories we’ve been told of ‘European’ exploration
Kate Fullagar, The Conversation