As India’s North East gets a jolt, an administrator’s memoirs recall the Great Earthquake of 1897

‘The roads yawned open with cracks beneath our feet,’ recounted British civil servant Henry Cotton.

Aditya Ranjan Pathak

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Joyshri Pathak

· Apr 30, 2021 · 11:30 am

The story of one man’s efforts to bring Indian-American dreams and hopes to life

In the 1940s, JJ Singh’s advocacy led to changes in America’s laws that had denied citizenship rights to Indians.

Anu Kumar

· Jul 30, 2020 · 07:30 pm

The Indian bowling sensation who left American batsmen flummoxed in the early 20th century

Lauded by newspapers for his ‘twirling abilities’, Maneckji Jamshedji Bhumgara’s five-wicket hauls made him a match-winner.

Anu Kumar

· Jul 27, 2020 · 07:49 am

‘Indira Gandhi to be PM’: French glacier melts to reveal Indian newspapers from 1966

A cafe owner found about a dozen newspapers dating from January 20 and 21, 1966, near the Bossons glacier.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 13, 2020 · 07:19 pm

From the Black Death to Covid-19: We have always resorted to blame game when faced with epidemics

In India, this has manifested in the slew of attacks against Muslims.

Zarrar Khuhro, Dawn.com

· Apr 28, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Bangladesh Liberation War: Recalling December 15, 1971 – the day before Pakistan surrendered

As defeat loomed large, the Pakistani military high command and President Yahya Khan were confused about what to do.

Faisal Mahmud

· Dec 15, 2019 · 06:30 am

A tale of two cities: What made Calcutta’s sex workers escape to a French colony in 19th century

A British law meant to protect its soldiers from venereal diseases inadvertently changed the landscape of Chandannagar for a while.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Oct 02, 2019 · 11:30 am

A British merchant’s journey from Madras to England gives a glimpse into early days of colonialism

Showing the punctiliousness of an ethnographer, George Forster documented every detail of his two-year trek.

Anu Kumar

· Jul 24, 2019 · 11:30 am

The India of acceptance: What RSS backers could learn from 19th-century thinker Francisco Luis Gomes

Representing Goa in the Portuguese parliament, he argued in 1861 for the equality of the vote and fair representation. What would he make of this week’s mess?

Peter Ronald deSouza

· Jul 13, 2019 · 06:30 am

Catch me if you can: The American smuggler who left Indian police red-faced twice in the 1960s

A charming figure, Daniel Hailey Walcott Jr. hoodwinked a lot of people in his life, but none more so than the Indian authorities.

Abeer Kapoor

· Jun 14, 2019 · 11:30 am

The unlikely connection between Mahatma Gandhi and the Brazilian Carnival

In 1949, a few dockworkers in Brazil proclaimed themselves ‘Sons of Gandhi’, or Filhos de Gandhy. The name carries on – but what about the Mahatma’s ideals?

Ninguém

· Jun 05, 2019 · 11:30 am

The Indian woman who braved World War II bombing to chart an unconventional life for herself

Venu Chitale’s was a life of prodigious work: she joined the BBC around the Battle of Britain, assisted George Orwell, and spoke for India’s freedom movement.

Anu Kumar

· May 27, 2019 · 11:30 am