history
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Dara Shukoh: Supriya Gandhi’s biography reveals a complex and nuanced figure of the Mughal prince
Supriya Gandhi
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Donald Trump’s impeachment verdict mirrors the process that turned ancient Rome into an autocracy
Timothy Joseph, The Conversation
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Lynching reveals India’s long history of violence, belying the idea of a non-violent country
Aparna Vaidik
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The complex history of ‘happiness’ reveals that it is an unstable concept with political undertones
Rob Boddice, Aeon
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Nobel laureate Ronald Ross discovered how malaria spreads during his time in the British Indian Army
David Moran
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Rana Safvi’s history of Shahjahanabad is as much about its inhabitants as about its grand buildings
Akshaj Awasthi
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Don’t believe the movies. In modern warfare, victory is a myth
Cian O'Driscoll, The Conversation
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The weird history of beds reveals how pillow talk has changed over the ages
Brian Fagan, The Conversation
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By understanding Hitler’s rise to power, we can avoid repeating history
Klaus Meyer, The Conversation
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How a friendship between three historians made the writing of Indian history more energetic
TCA Raghavan
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The universal image of baby Jesus in his manger was created only 1,200 years after his death
Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation
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Nataraja: How the dancing avatar of Shiva made his way from rock sculptures to modern physics
Harish Pullanoor, qz.com
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‘Pinch of trouble, dash of thought’: When a London charity whipped up the perfect Christmas recipe
Margaret Makepeace
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‘Panipat’: Before the film, there was the novel of the battle between the Marathas and the Afghans
Vishwas Patil
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How an Englishman who loved late-night parties died a Muslim saint in Pakistan
Furqan Hyder Shaikh
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Sounds of resistance: How the radio fuelled the revolution in colonial Angola
Marissa J Moorman, The Conversation
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From ‘spinster’ and ‘old maid’ to ‘self-partnered’: How the single woman has been seen over the ages
Amy Froide, The Conversation
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Napoleon in France and Tsar Paul I in Russia wanted to invade India. What stopped them?
Riaz Dean
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The British were met with fire and fury when they tried to conduct a census in 1870s Bengal
John O’Brien
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What Mumbai chronicler Jim Masselos discovered about the city and its turbulent life
Jim Masselos