Remembering History
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In 1974, Jayaprakash Narayan included the RSS in his movement. India is still paying the price
Why did the seasoned politician fail to resist the temptation of making a Faustian pact with the communal organisation?
Apoorvanand
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The story of the Indian hockey great who died too young
SM Jaffar was one of India’s finest hockey players in an era when the country reached near invincibility in the sport.
Ajay Kamalakaran
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How Rajput weapons were influenced by groups they met on the battleground or for trade
Rajputs were not very experimental, choosing to stick with traditional styles of armoury than adopt more modern technology.
Chandramolle Modgil, Sahapedia.org
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Monkeypox: How does it spread, what are the risks, and how is it treated?
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Watch: Madhuri Dixit does the viral ‘My Money Don’t Jiggle Jiggle’ dance trend on Instagram
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J&K: Television actor shot dead, her nephew injured in suspected militant attack in Budgam district
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‘An innings we’ll never forget’: Reactions to Rajat Patidar’s incredible IPL playoff century for RCB
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Six decades after his death, Abul Kalam Azad’s message of Hindu-Muslim unity is urgently relevant
His philosophy holds the cure to the biggest scourge India faces today: the communal virus that has seeped into the vital organs of our country.
Syeda Hameed
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‘Muktir Gaan’ to ‘Matir Moina’: 10 films about the historic Bangladesh Liberation War
How Bangladeshi films and documentaries captured the battle for liberation from Pakistani rule.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Opinion: ‘The Crown’ skips over the British royal family’s colonial legacy
There is absolute silence over the violent legacy left behind in the Indian subcontinent by Louis Mountbatten.
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
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‘We will stop you!’: Activists sing to disrupt oil company Shell’s annual general meeting in London
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Watch: New York City removes its last public telephone booth, an era comes to an end
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Watch: Volcano Mount Etna erupts, spewing lava into the sky and down the mountain
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Watch: Texas lawmaker suggests arming teachers, police presence in schools to prevent shootings
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‘Manchester United are rubbish’: BBC trainee learning how to write ticker text makes it to live TV
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‘Clock strikes, death awaits’: Remembering Abdul Khader and the heroic ‘Penang 20’ freedom fighters
Four men who had been trained in Malaya to fight the British colonisers in India were hanged in Madras Jail exactly 77 years ago. This is their story.
C Rammanohar Reddy
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How the taboo on Hindu widow remarriage led to liberal abortion norms in colonial India
While many abortion cases in colonial India were those of Hindu widows, the colonial state rarely prosecuted them.
Mitra Sharafi
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How an Indian man taken to Europe as a slave played a role in the French Revolution
Louis-Benoit Zamor’s journey embodies the spirit of liberty and equality, the founding ideals of the revolution.
Arghya Bose
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Gray Man’ stars Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Dhanush and Ana de Armas
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ trailer: Christian Bale joins Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
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‘Zollywood’ trailer: Marathi film about Vidarbha’s theatre scene is coming soon to cinemas
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Watch: Teaser of new ‘Mission: Impossible’ film ‘Dead Reckoning Part One’ is out
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The highs and highs of Jatin-Lalit’s Hindi film soundtracks
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How French philosopher Voltaire lost 90% of his investment in the ‘grand, ruinous trade with India’
But before that, between 1749 and 1754, he earned 52,532 livres from French East Indian commerce.
Arghya Bose
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The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic played a part in India’s freedom struggle
The British administration’s apathy helped foster an anti-colonial sentiment.
Maura Chhun, The Conversation
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Artist FN Souza’s grandson is putting his art and soul on Goa’s streets
The walls of India’s smallest state are coming alive with stories of faith, ambition and revolution.
Malavika Neurekar
The Field
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Premier League: As Chelsea FC sale gets approved, what next after the Roman Abramovich era?
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‘An innings we’ll never forget’: Reactions to Rajat Patidar’s incredible IPL playoff century for RCB
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IPL 2022 Eliminator, LSG vs RCB live: Rahul holds fort as match heads towards tense finish
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Cricket: India to face England, Australia away as ICC announces match-ups for Women’s Championship
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Indian football: Sethu FC take on defending champions Gokulam Kerala in IWL final