History
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From temple walls to Instagram: The long and rich history of botanical art in India
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Moralising gods came after rise of complex societies, finds study based on huge historical database
Harvey Whitehouse, The Conversation Patrick E Savage, The Conversation Pieter Francois, The Conversation Peter Turchin, The Conversation
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The story of the dacoit who spread violence to influence India’s first general elections
Anu Kumar
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‘Bombs going off like the rains in Sawan’: A reminder from Indian WWI soldiers on the cost of war
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Watch: 'Not voting is similar to being stuck with gluten-free, cheese-free pizza for life’
Scroll Staff
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‘He was the Google of Mumbai’: Foy Nissen’s photos reveal his intimate relationship with the city
Aarefa Johari
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In an ancient Indian legend, robots guarded Buddha’s relics
Adrienne Mayor, The Conversation
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The All India Radio broadcaster from Burma who watched history unfold in front of her
Anu Kumar
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What a newly-found fragment of an ancient Babylonian poem tells us about being human
Sophus Helle, Aeon
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This book is a fast but fulfilling – and utterly unique – journey through ancient India
Madhulika Liddle
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The Constitution of India was not just a founding document. It had a radically transformative vision
Gautam Bhatia
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This essential book on the prehistory of North East India helps reject facile generalisations
Dhrijyoti Kalita
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When Karachi and Allahabad proved to be the undoing of pioneering aviators in a global air race
Anu Kumar
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Meet the geneticist and author who is using ancient DNA to upend how we approach human history
Harsimran Gill
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The exoticised images of India by Western photographers have left a dark legacy
Mahima Jain
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Enheduanna: The world’s first known author was a priestess in ancient Mesopotamia
Louise Pryke, The Conversation
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Mary Beard interview: ‘Being a popular writer helps you say the unpopular’
Harsimran Gill
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Romila Thapar: ‘Who were the Aryans?’ is a less important question than what it meant to be ‘Aryan’
Romila Thapar
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Why mimicry artists are bigger (and better) in Kerala than anywhere else in India
Anubha George
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‘Accuracy is everything’: Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore on how to write about the past
Chandrima Pal