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This novel is based on a real life romance between a Hollywood actress and an Indian prince
Diana R Chambers
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In an unknown artist’s miniatures, we get a glimpse of the heirs apparent of Awadh’s last king
Malini Roy Patricia Tena
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Illustrations: The many lives of Gautama Buddha in 18th and 19th century manuscripts
Jana Igunma
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Tales of Captain Cook’s shipmates upend stories we’ve been told of ‘European’ exploration
Kate Fullagar, The Conversation
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RV Smith (1938-2020): We know so much about Delhi past and present because he discovered it for us
Sohail Hashmi
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How 17th century Dutchmen helped shape the modern-day advertising industry
Arthur der Weduwen, The Conversation Andrew Pettegree, The Conversation
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Leadership lessons from South India’s ‘greatest king’, Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara
Srinivas Reddy
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Salar Jung I’s biography covers more of the times and less of the life of the diwan of Hyderabad
Revanth Ukkalam
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How ‘witches’ were hunted and punished in 19th century India
Craig Campbell
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What does this image of an owl in an English church have to do with antisemitism?
Erika Harlitz-Kern, Aeon
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Lynching in India’s past: This book shows public violence is ingrained in the history of the land
Akshaj Awasthi
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In US and Canada, statues are being vandalised to challenge settler-colonialism legacies
Reuben Rose-Redwood, The Conversation Wil Patrick, The Conversation
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Hilary Mantel’s latest in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy brings to life the ‘unbiographical’ Englishman
Janet Dickinson, The Conversation
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This book turns the history of the Battle of Plassey into a riveting drama in three acts
Rituparna Roy
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We know all about warrior queens like Lakshamibai. Let’s talk of medieval India's businesswomen
Aparna Kapadia
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‘Take three pints of milk, stir in some gold’: Advice for the ill from 17th-century England
Jessica Gregory
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The Escorts story: How the company almost lost its core business because of its telecom misadventure
Seetha Sharad Gupta
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‘Christianity gave women a dignity that no previous sexual dispensation had offered’: Tom Holland
Shoaib Daniyal
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How the politics and language of ‘coming out’ in the LGBTQ community have evolved over the centuries
Abigail C Saguy, The Conversation
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‘Panjab’: Amandeep Sandhu’s journeys through the state reveal a land torn apart repeatedly
Manreet Sodhi Someshwar