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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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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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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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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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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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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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: Hyderabad deliver death-bowling masterclass to defeat Rajasthan in last-ball thriller
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar on team selection, KL Rahul’s omission and more
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India tour of Bangladesh: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana guide India to victory in third T20I
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Salima Tete to lead Indian women’s team for European leg
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian women lose to Japan, men to China in quarter-finals