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civilisation

  • ‘No one person gets to limit what it means to be Indian’: Namit Arora, author of ‘Indians’

    ‘No one person gets to limit what it means to be Indian’: Namit Arora, author of ‘Indians’

    Abdullah Khan
    · Oct 10, 2021 · 12:30 pm
  • Did the Buddhist and Jain philosophies vary significantly in history from Hindu thought?

    Did the Buddhist and Jain philosophies vary significantly in history from Hindu thought?

    Pavan K Varma
    · Aug 10, 2021 · 09:36 am
  • History, myth, scholarship: This qissa-as-novel by Musharraf Ali Farooqi looks power in the eye

    History, myth, scholarship: This qissa-as-novel by Musharraf Ali Farooqi looks power in the eye

    Maaz Bin Bilal
    · Nov 17, 2019 · 05:30 pm
  • This book is a fast but fulfilling – and utterly unique – journey through ancient India

    This book is a fast but fulfilling – and utterly unique – journey through ancient India

    Madhulika Liddle
    · Mar 09, 2019 · 08:30 am
  • Why has the idea of civilisation become a battle between the West and the rest?

    Why has the idea of civilisation become a battle between the West and the rest?

    Ramin Jahanbegloo
    · May 15, 2017 · 08:30 am
  • Watch: You can play as Mahatma Gandhi and lead India to religious victory in this video game

    Watch: You can play as Mahatma Gandhi and lead India to religious victory in this video game

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 31, 2016 · 01:00 pm
  • 'Why can't we think of civilisation as a process of tracking cultures?': Historian Romila Thapar

    'Why can't we think of civilisation as a process of tracking cultures?': Historian Romila Thapar

    Romila Thapar
    · May 24, 2016 · 06:30 am