To end mystery of Netaji’s death, conduct DNA test on remains in Tokyo urn, urges his grand-niece

A DNA test on the remains in a temple that are believed to be those of Subhas Chandra Bose will end the speculation about his death, his family believes.

Madhuri Bose

· Jan 24, 2019 · 08:00 am

Stories about Netaji Bose returning to India as a sadhu damage his legacy, says his grand-niece

It isn’t plausible that Subhas Chandra Bose would have stayed away from his beloved family if he had come back to his motherland.

Madhuri Bose

· Jan 23, 2019 · 08:00 am

Remembering the oppressed: In Mauritius, thinking about the battle of Bhima Koregaon

Why has India never made sites of caste oppression part of our national heritage?

Nayanjot Lahiri

· Dec 31, 2018 · 11:30 am

Revolt against British or communal riot? Removal of Kerala mural revives debate on Moplah Rebellion

BJP is emphasising the communal element of the 1921 revolt by Malabar’s Muslim peasants for electoral gain.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Nov 13, 2018 · 07:30 am

Subhas Chandra Bose saw himself as a secular leftist. Why is the BJP trying to appropriate him?

Not only did the self-described socialist oppose communal parties such as Hindu Mahasabha, he even battled the Congress’s right wing.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Oct 23, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund at Teen Murti Bhavan gets eviction notice from Union government

The Fund’s office has been operating from Nehru’s former residence since 1967.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· Sep 24, 2018 · 07:30 am

Protector of Brahmins or peasant king? Why a historian of Shivaji is on Sanatan Sanstha’s hitlist

Like communal politics, movements built around caste are also mining history to mobilise people.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Sep 09, 2018 · 06:30 am

Putting the horse before the cart: What the discovery of 4,000-year-old ‘chariot’ in UP signifies

The ASI find has revived the debate over whether horses existed in India before the coming of the Indo-European ‘Aryans’.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jun 14, 2018 · 10:30 am

Renaming Mughal Sarai: Not only Aurangzeb – all Muslim rulers are suspect in Hindutva India

An attempt is underway to create a history that either is devoid of Muslims or only has them in the role of an antagonist – the foreigner or the tyrant.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jun 07, 2018 · 07:30 am

Remembering a shared past: Two universities in India and Pakistan offered a joint history course

Both countries view their common history differently, admit Indian, Pakistani students of the course. They met in Delhi for the first time earlier this month.

Shreya Roy Chowdhury

· May 27, 2018 · 07:30 am

Saffron paradox: Hindutva supporters seem determined to prove that Jinnah was right

Pakistan’s founder feared that Muslims in India would be shut out of power. As it turns out, Muslim representation in the Lok Sabha is at an all-time low.

Shoaib Daniyal

· May 08, 2018 · 07:30 am

Fact check: Did Nehru insult General Thimayya in 1948 after the Indo-Pak War, as Modi claimed?

The Prime Minister got some facts partially wrong as he played the army card for the Karnataka elections.

Shoaib Daniyal

· May 03, 2018 · 08:07 pm