History
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When India was a ‘land of diamonds’, Russian tsars eagerly tried to build ties with Aurangzeb
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Two plaques in Srirangapatna claim to mark the spot where Tipu Sultan died. Which one is accurate?
Harshavardhana Yadumurthy
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Has South India been ignored in Indian history?
Shoaib Daniyal
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Why stories are a vital part of our lives: Understanding their science and politics
Claire Corbett, The Conversation
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A land of colours: India through the eyes of the first cyclist to circumnavigate the world
Anu Kumar
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‘Akbar of Hindustan’: Parvati Sharma’s biography presents its subject with all his ambiguities
Supriya Nair
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How many Bhagwan Singhs were there in the early years of South Asians in America?
Anuradha Kumar
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For all its strength, Russia has always seen itself as a besieged victim
Gregory Carleton, The Conversation
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How a Punjabi-origin war hero became an important political figure in the Philippines
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Images: Where were these miniatures of Sikh rulers painted?
JP Losty
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How libraries across the world have preserved Ukraine’s books and cultural history
Ksenya Kiebuzinski, The Conversation
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‘There is a great hunger to see ourselves reflected in history, to hear our stories’: Ira Mukhoty
Sayari Debnath
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How a steamer service from Calcutta transformed Rangoon from an overgrown village to a boomtown
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Watch: Five ancient tombs discovered at archaeological site near Egyptian capital Cairo
Scroll Staff
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How India’s economy under Nehru came to be steered by a professor and an academic institute
Nikhil Menon
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The mystery of an ancient Hindu-Buddhist kingdom in Malay Peninsula
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Throughout history, Russian rulers have used the medieval Kyivan Rus state to justify expansionism
Christoph Mick, The Conversation
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‘Delhi, In Thy Name’: An unusual history of India’s capital is revealed by its neighbourhoods
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Before Armenians flourished in Bombay and Calcutta, they found a thriving home in Surat
Ajay Kamalakaran
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A historian clears up some mistruths and half-truths about the history of Ukraine and Russia
Ronald Suny, The Conversation