History Revisted
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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
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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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It isn’t just an Amazon web series under fire from Hindutva groups – the real tandav is yet to come
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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‘I wish he had not forgotten values in his quest for success’: Navika Kumar on Arnab Goswami’s chats
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IPL 2021: From Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith to Umesh Yadav, Kedar Jadhav – list of players released
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Watch: Ravi Shastri’s stirring speech – ‘Enjoy the moment lads, these things don’t happen daily’
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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
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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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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Watch: Staggering time-lapse of nearly 200,000 flags covering National Mall for Biden inauguration
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‘To heal, we must remember’: US President-elect Biden, VP-elect Harris hold Covid memorial service
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Watch: Russians dip into freezing lake to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany
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Video of Chinese businessman Jack Ma appears three months after he had supposedly gone missing
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Kuruthi Kalam’ trailer: A police officer is caught between rival gangs in Chennai
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It isn’t just an Amazon web series under fire from Hindutva groups – the real tandav is yet to come
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‘Gandii Baat’ trailer: AltBalaji erotic thriller series is now into season six
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‘The Legend of Hanuman’ trailer: Animated series features the voice of Sharad Kelkar
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‘Mission Frontline’ trailer: Rana Daggubati anchors a tribute to the Border Security Force
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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