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

· Jan 10, 2019 · 11:30 am

Finding Mrs Sen: The first Indian woman to fly in a plane was a poet called Mrinalini Devi

The woman who made history in December 1910 doesn’t have to be remembered by her husband’s initials.

Aarefa Johari

· Jan 02, 2019 · 11:30 am

The forgotten story of how Chipko Andolan pioneer Chandi Prasad Bhatt saved Badrinath temple

His agitation in 1974 prevented the heritage structure in Uttarakhand from being turned into a concrete monstrosity.

Nayanjot Lahiri

· Dec 20, 2018 · 11:30 am

The ghosts of Mrs Gandhi: Amitav Ghosh looks back at the 1984 massacre of Sikhs

‘I witnessed the risks that perfectly ordinary people were willing to take for one another,’ the author wrote in this essay from 1995.

Amitav Ghosh

· Dec 20, 2018 · 08:00 am

Who was Mrs Sen? The search for the first woman to fly in India

A Bengali woman, identified by her last name, took to the skies as a passenger on December 19, 1910. Now, an aviation enthusiast believes he knows who she was.

Aarefa Johari

· Dec 19, 2018 · 11:30 am

The Goan-origin woman who fought for Angola’s freedom and was killed by its first government

A staunch Communist, Sita Valles was devoted to her politics and ideology until the day she was executed with gun shots in every limb.

Pamela D’Mello

· Dec 12, 2018 · 11:30 am

Sex worker, con-woman, serial murderess: The story of Troilokya, who terrorised Calcutta in 1800s

Troilokya and her partner cheated several men and women, before their crimes took a murderous turn.

Deepanjan Ghosh

· Nov 26, 2018 · 11:30 am

The unlikely connection between a church in Bandra and a World War I memorial in Brighton

Little is known about EC Henriques, the architect who designed the Chattri memorial and redesigned Bandra’s St Peter’s Church.

Soumya Rao

· Oct 04, 2018 · 11:30 am

A teenager traces her Indian great-great grandmother’s life as an indentured labourer in Fiji

Through a few tangible objects, and memories handed down generations, Hemanshi Kumar remembers the life of Raj Pali.

Aanchal Malhotra

· Sep 13, 2018 · 11:30 am

How an Indian Jew helped the Nawab of Sidi rule over the Muslim state of Janjira

When Shalom Bapuji Israel served as prime minister, the tiny state of Janjira off the coast of Maharashtra saw a renaissance.

Anuradha Bhattacharjee

· Aug 18, 2018 · 11:30 am

The Higginbothams story: How a sea cadet from Kerala set up India’s oldest book chain in 1844

The 174-year-old Chennai firm embodies the passion for books of its founder, Abel Joshua Higginbotham.

Anu Kumar

· Aug 02, 2018 · 11:30 am

Hindostan was a prosperous part of Indiana in the 19th century. So why did it die suddenly?

Founded by American trader Caleb Fellowes, the town of Hindostan was a tribute to the country where he amassed his wealth.

Blake Smith

· Jul 29, 2018 · 11:30 am