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Medical history: When a typhus epidemic killed thousands at the height of the Second World War

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Ghee Bowman (1961-2025): A British historian who unearthed the stories of Indian soldiers at Dunkirk

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When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims

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Ruined reputation, deep debt: How the British treated an Iranian governor exiled in Pune

Ajay Kamalakaran

· May 23, 2025 · 11:30 am

Translated historical fiction: Shivaji and Aurangzeb’s bloody battle for the control of the Deccan

Vishwas Patil Nadeem Khan

· May 15, 2025 · 05:30 pm

A new book examines the historical context of the Airavatesvara Temple, built during the Chola rule

Deepa Mandlik Aboli Mandlik

· May 15, 2025 · 08:30 am

When cars were still rare, two US women decided to experience India from behind the wheel

Anu Kumar

· May 10, 2025 · 11:30 am

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· May 08, 2025 · 03:30 pm

History of tea: Bubble tea of Taiwan, barley tea of Korea, and other experimental teas of Asia

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· May 06, 2025 · 01:30 pm

My endless quest to understand Bhagwan Singh and Bhogwan Singh

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· May 03, 2025 · 11:30 am

India’s complex history cannot be wished away through textbook revisions – it must be confronted

Hasnain Naqvi

· May 03, 2025 · 06:30 am

Ancient Rome: How Caligula went from being a beloved ruler to one of the most cruel emperors

Ross King

· May 01, 2025 · 01:30 pm

‘Great Mughals’ show in London reinforces colonial perspectives that museums claim to be questioning

Archishman Sarker

· May 01, 2025 · 11:30 am

How India got entangled in the geopolitical games in 1950s Ceylon

Ajay Kamalakaran

· Apr 26, 2025 · 11:30 am

‘A graceful, magnetic speaker’: How Susie Sorabji captivated US audiences in early 20th century

Ajay Kamalakaran

· Apr 19, 2025 · 11:30 am

A new book records the resilience and contributions of Bibi Sahib and other women in colonial Punjab

Harleen Singh

· Apr 18, 2025 · 09:55 am

A new book brings perspectives of various communities that survived Hyderabad’s historic upheavals

Daneesh Majid

· Apr 14, 2025 · 08:30 am

Praise with stereotypes: How Western journalists portrayed Jaipur in early 20th century

Ajay Kamalakaran

· Apr 12, 2025 · 11:30 am

How the Nattukottai Chettiars of TN built businesses across South India, Burma in the unstable 1930s

Raman Mahadevan

· Apr 11, 2025 · 08:30 am