indian history
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ASI circular on tourist guides begs a question – who has the right to tell India’s history?
Aeshvarya Thakur
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How visiting 19th century England made Indian women feel about social equality back home
Aparna Kapadia
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When Sanskrit and Malayalam came together: Manipravalam resists the exorcism of influence
Nirupama Menon Rao
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In the devastating legacy of Dogra domination are the roots of Ladakh’s anxiety for autonomy
Padma Rigzin
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West Bengal’s intricate terracotta temples are crumbling. Can they be saved?
Suchandra Chakravarty
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Podcast: Women lead the charge in a mysterious photo album of the Civil Disobedience movement
Dinyar Patel
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Harsh Mander: In the portrait of a 20th century woman, a fable for our troubled times
Harsh Mander
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Ramachandra Guha: In praise of Dr Umar Khalid, from one historian to another
Ramachandra Guha
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From the Aztecs to Aurangzeb: Lessons from Latin America for India’s history debates
Sahasranshu Dash
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NCERT expands section on ‘Ghaznavid invasions’ in Class 7 textbook
Scroll Staff
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How early vernacular cookbooks set the template for domesticity, caste purity
Sohel Sarkar, MAP Academy
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The women who haunt the Taj Mahal
Ira Mukhoty
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The wandering al-Khidr or English mispronunciation? Stories behind the name of a Kolkata locality
Ankush Pal
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Readers’ comments: As India detains African refugees, Indians in Africa are treated respectfully
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Scroll Adda: Why this Mughal historian fears coming to India
Shoaib Daniyal Kritika Pant
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Richard Eaton: India’s self-destructive war on the deep roots of the Mughal Empire
Richard M Eaton
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How I help my students understand the links between complex medieval history and today’s India
Chanthu S
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In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
Claudio Cambon
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‘The Hyderabadis’: Displacement, broken geographies, and evolving identities in the city’s history
Surya Teja
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Rejoinder: Manu Pillai treats civilisational coherence with deep suspicion
RS Krishna