Revising History

Why was a letter about the assassination bid on British viceroy Lytton removed from the archives?

The viceroy had mentioned the attempt on his life in a letter to Sir James Carid.

Lesley Shapland
· Nov 26, 2022 · 07:30 pm
How ‘witches’ were hunted and punished in 19th century India

‘The supposed witch is seized, her eyes stuffed with red chillies and bandaged.’

Craig Campbell
· Apr 05, 2020 · 08:30 pm
Gurinder Chadha defends Partition drama ‘Viceroy’s House’: ‘I was not making a movie for experts’

The British director’s depiction of Viceroy Louis Mountbatten’s final days in the subcontinent in 1947 has been criticised as simplistic and glossy.

Shreya Sen Handley
· Mar 12, 2017 · 12:00 pm

BJP protest against Tipu Jayanti forgets that even right-leaning historians endorsed Mysore king

The Congress government wants to celebrate the Mysore ruler, but the BJP thinks it should not honour someone they claim was a mass murderer.

Mridula Chari
· Dec 27, 2014 · 06:30 am