history
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History of Bengal textiles: How enslaved Bengali artisans made an impact on global enterprise
Subham China
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How Hindi teachers helped strengthen India’s ties with the Caribbean
Ajay Kamalakaran
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This book uses personal accounts to show how Hyderabad’s annexation affected ordinary people
Abdur Rahman Khan
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Before the 1971 war, India and Pakistan were skirmishing on another front: Brazil
Ajay Kamalakaran
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For children: How SP Bose and Hemchandra Kanungo created an early ‘Indian’ flag in 1906
Kavitha Mandana
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How Rajendra Chola and his army sailed across the seas in the 11th century to beat the Malays
Anirudh Kanisetti
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‘Send millions of Indian peasants to Brazil to eradicate poverty and starvation’
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Food history: How nihari went from being the humble food of the poor to a dish for the high table
Sadaf Hussain
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‘Itihashe Hatekhari’: These children’s books link history to everyday life in the present and past
Norah Das Rami
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A new book examines the transition of laws in South Asia from the Mughals to the British
Faisal Chaudhry
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A view of 19-century Bombay and its Parsis through the eyes of a Russian poet
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Why does roughly half the world’s population speak Indo-European languages? A new book seeks answers
Richard H Davis
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The ugly history of Boer prisoner-of-war camps in India
Anu Kumar
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Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Hashimpura 22 May’, by Vibhuti Narayan Rai
Vibhuti Narayan Rai
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From Manu S Pillai’s new book: How the Portuguese responded to the complexities of Hinduism
Manu S Pillai
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What American steel baron Andrew Carnegie thought of Varanasi and the Taj
Ajay Kamalakaran
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Opinion: Why shudras must build museums of agrarian and artisanal instruments
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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How Dutch-ruled Jaffna became a major economic hub in South Asia
Ajay Kamalakaran
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In a painting of Jehangir’s turkey, a glimpse of the complex history of food
Vikram Doctor
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‘The Kaurs of 1984’: A critical book of testimonies of women who bore witness to anti-Sikh violence
Swati Rai