History Revisited
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Hyderabad Liberation Day to be celebrated on September 17, says Union government
Hyderabad did not get independence for 13 months after India became independent on August 15, 1947, as it was under the Nizam’s rule, the Centre said.
Scroll Staff
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‘It is my duty to arrest you’: Gerald Wilson, a Bombay police officer who took Gandhi into custody
He served in the police during a turbulent time in modern Indian history.
John O'Brien
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Give dogs a cup of tea every day: Travel advice from a ‘celebrated’ 19th-century writer
India became a major focus of Emma Roberts’s writing after her visit to the country in 1828.
Margaret Makepeace
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Can BJP use Ram as a campaign tool during the election?
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‘Mrs Moore’ and a portrait of the Hyderabad Nizam’s powerful minister
How was the influential Raja Chandu Lal related to an East India Company officer and his wife?
Jennifer Howes
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Long voyages, life in faraway lands: The women of the East India Company
There are relatively few records that describe the lives of Company women in any detail.
Mark Williams
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The tragic tale of General Edroos, who fought a losing battle for the princely state of Hyderabad
Though the commander’s face has become synonymous with the surrender of the princely state, there was a lot more to his story.
Zeenath Khan
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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‘Jallianwala Bagh will be immortal in the world’: Publications the British deemed seditious
After the massacre in Amritsar, the colonial government issued a series of notifications for the seizure or suppression of ‘anti-British’ writing.
John O'Brien
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The tale of ‘Daku’ Sultana and his unlikely friendship with a British police officer
‘Freddy’ Young of the special dacoit force spent months hunting Sultana through the Kumaon forests, only to petition the British to spare his life in the end.
Roshan Abbas
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How Nazis and the ‘Little Führer of Bombay’ spread their web in war-time India
Their methods of pressurising the press, intimidating civil society members, well-funded propaganda and deceit are all too familiar.
Gautam Pemmaraju
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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How an early version of UK’s national flag helped Bombay merchants grow their business
A pass for ‘Monnock Parsee’ and ‘Pendia Pattell’ sailing aboard the Tiger was issued at Fort Bombay carries an impression of the ‘Union Seale’.
Richard Scott Morel
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In Thailand, the practice of using Talipot hand fans has survived thousands of years
The ‘Story of the Novice Monk’ suggests Talipot fans were used by monastics during the during the lifetime of Gotama Buddha over 2500 years ago.
Jana Igunma
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Indian Railway’s plan to protect women passengers in the 19th century didn’t work out as it expected
Special carriages were constructed for ‘respectable native women’ in the 1800s. But by 1910, these carriages had fallen out of favour.
Margaret Makepeace
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go