History Revisted
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Why a US maths professor created a board game about the medieval Deccan empires
‘Vijayanagara: the Deccan Empires of Medieval India’ is inspired by a dynamic history with aspects of game play that are a nod to the region’s heritage.
Saverio E Spagnolie
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How the East India Company made a celebrity out of a shipwreck survivor in 1738
John Dean was rescued and sent to Bombay after he spent a good part of 16 months walking across Madagascar.
Jennifer Howes
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A volcanic eruption in Alaska may have helped weaken the Roman republic
A study shows how research on ancient climate can add context to traditional scholarship.
Guy Middleton, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman
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How did the mighty Mughal Empire fall to a bunch of British merchants?
It’s one of the most extraordinary stories, says the historian William Dalrymple who narrates it in his upcoming book ‘The Anarchy’.
Maria Thomas, qz.com
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In 1819, this is how British Parliament praised Indian soldiers who fought in the battle of Koregaon
The House of Commons voted on a resolution thanking the British Indian Army for a courageous campaign in the Third Anglo-Maratha War.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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In Canada, Indian mission refuses to acknowledge a Chinese-Indian protest – and a historic wrong
Former 1962 war internees failed to hand over a letter seeking an apology from India at the high commission in Ottawa on Thursday.
Dilip D’Souza
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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Edison invented recordings – but it was the phonography studios of Spain that popularised them
The formative years of the recording industry.
The Public Domain Review
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These Azad Hind Fauj veterans in Singapore are proof that Netaji Bose’s legacy is still alive
‘He made us realise what it means to be Indian.’
Ajaz Ashraf
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Thinker, tailor, soldier, spy: The extraordinary women of Ghiyas-ud-din Khalji's harem
Only women with the keenest intellect were to join the king at his meals every day, in order to discuss matters of theology and philosophy.
Ruchika Sharma
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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Watch: Mumbai was once covered with tramways (which may be coming back)
A nostalgic trip on the financial capital's first form of local public transport.
Scroll Staff
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Remembering the 20th century theatre impresario who built Mumbai’s iconic Opera House
Maurice Bandmann's story has nearly been lost to history.
Aakash Karkare
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Egyptian city Naukratis was ‘Hong Kong of its era,’ finds British Museum excavation
A team led by curator Dr Ross Thomas unearthed artefacts that indicate a trading network of international proportions in the ancient city on the Nile delta.
Scroll Staff
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