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Watch: A ‘brief’ history of men's underwear in India, from langots to boxers
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Watch: The discovery of 40 old skeletons and 300 ‘graves’ causes a frenzy in Uttarakhand town
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History watch: When criminals could escape the death penalty by beating the executioner in a race
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Devdutt Pattanaik: Historians too should share the blame for the rise of religious radicalism
Devdutt Pattanaik
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How India did business is a fascinating story. Sadly, this series of books fails to capture it fully
Sarojesh Mukherjee
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Videos: How May Day was once celebrated in Hitler’s Germany (and elsewhere in the world)
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Watch: Cow protection in India has a complicated history
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This fantastical book shows us an Akbar and a Fatehpur Sikri never seen before
Shireen Quadri
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This historical novel goes back to Alexander’s invasion of Bharat
Rahul Mitra
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Photos: The Deccan Medal (and other honours) awarded to Indian troops who fought for the British
Malini Roy
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Kapur and Kapoor: Two friends survived Partition and changed the way Indians drank tea and coffee
Aanchal Malhotra
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Archaeological finds prove that fear of the walking dead was very real to medieval minds
Alyxandra Mattison, The Conversation
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Contrary to popular belief, Karachi's Wazir Mansion was probably not Jinnah's birthplace
Akhtar Balouch
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Watch: The world’s rarest colour actually comes from India
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Before the feast: Hebrew manuscripts show Jewish families cleaning together with candles, feathers
Miriam Lewis Zsofia Buda
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Nine objects that tell a few fascinating stories of Indian cricket
Boria Majumdar
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Goa’s temples are losing their local features, and the rise of money power may be to blame
Pamela D’Mello
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Watch: The humble rubber band has a very curious history (and that's not stretching things too far)
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The 19th-century women doctors of India whose pioneering work has been forgotten by history
Anu Kumar
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How the complexities of Hinduism and Indian society confused Europeans
Anu Kumar