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‘Rebel Sultans’: Manu Pillai’s history of Deccan empires goes well beyond us-versus-them stories
Vivek Menezes
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In Pakistan, appreciation of Indus Valley Civilisation ties in with attempts to erase its Hindu past
Haroon Khalid
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Kerala floods: The 2018 disaster brings back stories of destruction (and rehabilitation) from 1924
Manu S Pillai
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How an Indian Jew helped the Nawab of Sidi rule over the Muslim state of Janjira
Anuradha Bhattacharjee
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Your Morning Fix, Special Episode: Writing the Indian Constitution, amidst Partition’s bloodbath
Smitha Nair
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A photographer turns his lens (and public attention) towards India’s lesser-known monuments
Deepanjan Ghosh
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If dastangoi survives today in India, it’s partly because of this historic place in Uttar Pradesh
Tarana Khan
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An artist reanimates the untold stories of Sikhs in Canada through digital collages
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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The Higginbothams story: How a sea cadet from Kerala set up India’s oldest book chain in 1844
Anu Kumar
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‘Mission Critical’: How the CIA and KGB pumped propaganda into India during the Cold War
Vikram Sood
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Hindostan was a prosperous part of Indiana in the 19th century. So why did it die suddenly?
Blake Smith
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Can there be a definitive history of magic in India? This book tells the mesmerising story
Vipin Krishna
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Chinlone, polo and more: Paintings from Burmese manuscripts show how traditional games were played
San San May
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‘Jio Institute of Historical Accuracy’: Twitter chortles at BJP leader over Babur-Humayun gaffe
Scroll Staff
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Forgotten history: How the last Nawab of Oudh built a mini Lucknow in Calcutta
Deepanjan Ghosh
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The Indian Muslim who greatly influenced Queen Victoria and her India policies
Miles Taylor
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Modern view of Crusades as a clash between Islam and Christianity ignores stories of co-existence
Suleiman Mourad, The Conversation
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Calcutta’s dark past: The city was a thriving market for slaves in mid-18th century
Tathagata Neogi
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Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s legacy was never fully recognised. That is changing now
Aditya Iyer
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Tasty tale: How domesticated banana spread across the world 6,000 years ago
Rathnasiri Premathilake, The Conversation