The complex history of ‘happiness’ reveals that it is an unstable concept with political undertones

Rob Boddice, Aeon

· Jan 21, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Nobel laureate Ronald Ross discovered how malaria spreads during his time in the British Indian Army

David Moran

· Jan 21, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Rana Safvi’s history of Shahjahanabad is as much about its inhabitants as about its grand buildings

Akshaj Awasthi

· Jan 12, 2020 · 07:30 am

Don’t believe the movies. In modern warfare, victory is a myth

Cian O'Driscoll, The Conversation

· Jan 03, 2020 · 09:30 pm

The weird history of beds reveals how pillow talk has changed over the ages

Brian Fagan, The Conversation

· Jan 02, 2020 · 11:30 pm

By understanding Hitler’s rise to power, we can avoid repeating history

Klaus Meyer, The Conversation

· Dec 30, 2019 · 09:30 pm

How a friendship between three historians made the writing of Indian history more energetic

TCA Raghavan

· Dec 26, 2019 · 05:30 pm

The universal image of baby Jesus in his manger was created only 1,200 years after his death

Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation

· Dec 24, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Nataraja: How the dancing avatar of Shiva made his way from rock sculptures to modern physics

Harish Pullanoor, qz.com

· Dec 24, 2019 · 01:30 pm

‘Pinch of trouble, dash of thought’: When a London charity whipped up the perfect Christmas recipe

Margaret Makepeace

· Dec 21, 2019 · 08:30 pm

‘Panipat’: Before the film, there was the novel of the battle between the Marathas and the Afghans

Vishwas Patil

· Dec 14, 2019 · 05:30 pm

How an Englishman who loved late-night parties died a Muslim saint in Pakistan

Furqan Hyder Shaikh

· Dec 07, 2019 · 01:30 pm

Sounds of resistance: How the radio fuelled the revolution in colonial Angola

Marissa J Moorman, The Conversation

· Dec 05, 2019 · 11:30 pm

From ‘spinster’ and ‘old maid’ to ‘self-partnered’: How the single woman has been seen over the ages

Amy Froide, The Conversation

· Dec 03, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Napoleon in France and Tsar Paul I in Russia wanted to invade India. What stopped them?

Riaz Dean

· Nov 28, 2019 · 07:30 am

The British were met with fire and fury when they tried to conduct a census in 1870s Bengal

John O’Brien

· Nov 26, 2019 · 01:30 pm

What Mumbai chronicler Jim Masselos discovered about the city and its turbulent life

Jim Masselos

· Nov 13, 2019 · 07:30 am

Watch: Comical takes on historical events are now a TikTok staple

Scroll Staff

· Oct 29, 2019 · 10:00 am

Indian revolutionaries plan to ambush a train carrying the Kohinoor diamond in this novel

Rensil D’Silva

· Oct 25, 2019 · 07:30 am

How crystal chandeliers gifted to the Shah of Persia travelled from England to Bombay to Tehran

Lesley Shapland

· Oct 13, 2019 · 09:30 pm