In the shadow of Partition, state-sanctioned atrocities aimed to wipe out Meo Muslims in Mewat

The riots in Nuh in August show how lasting impunity to Hindu nationalist networks patronised by the princely states of Alwar and Bharatpur sustains violence.

Sajjad Hassan

· Nov 25, 2023 · 09:00 am

The forgotten massacre of Jammu Muslims in 1947 set a template of impunity and violence

State troopers as well Hindus and Sikhs fleeing the violence of Partition have been accused of mass atrocities in the former princely state under Hari Singh.

Sajjad Hassan

· Nov 24, 2023 · 09:00 am

75 years since the founding of Israel, a lingering question: Can it be Jewish and democratic?

Israel may no longer be a fledgling state – but it has yet to overcome the basic contradiction that has defined it from the very beginning.

Eran Kaplan, The Conversation

· May 18, 2023 · 09:30 pm

Not just Alexander the Great, there are myths around his pet dog too

The emperor’s ferocious canine companion once defeated a lion and an elephant in the same battle, according to legend.

Yrja Thorsdottir

· Feb 17, 2023 · 11:30 pm

Sponsian had been dismissed as a ‘fake’ Roman emperor. My research shows he was real

Disregarded as ‘fakes’ for decades, new analysis of coins bearing the face of a mysterious emperor is providing answers about a heady gap in Roman history.

Paul N Pearson, The Conversation

· Dec 07, 2022 · 11:30 pm

How Shivaji’s latest biographer researched the life story of the Maratha emperor

How Vaibhav Purandare gathered material and tried to filter out biases for the first single-volume biography of Shivaji.

Vaibhav Purandare

· Aug 28, 2022 · 08:30 am

Robert Hubert and mystery of the 1666 Great Fire of London

The son of a Rouen watchmaker confessed to starting the blaze and was executed for it, though there was little evidence to support his claim.

Rachel Clamp

· Aug 27, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Amitav Ghosh on Priya Satia’s books: ‘History has given us tools for upending dominant narratives’

Priya Satia’s books ‘Time’s Monster’ and ‘Empire of Guns’ are helping us reexamine the discipline of History.

Amitav Ghosh

· Jun 26, 2021 · 08:30 am

How the French meddled in the 15th century English civil wars

The Wars of the Roses are portrayed as a series of battles between two houses, York and Lancaster, over the throne of England. But there’s more to it.

Gordon McKelvie, The Conversation

· Jun 06, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Web series ‘The Underground Railroad’ wants to change the way we think about Black American history

Barry Jenkins’s 10-episode series, based on the novel by Colston Whitehead, is being streamed on Amazon Prime Video.

William Nash, The Conversation

· May 24, 2021 · 04:13 pm

South Asian history is hidden around Berkeley. Two Indian Americans are bringing it into the light

Barnali Ghosh and Anirvan Chatterjee’s walking tour calls attention to the legacy of South Asian activism in the university town.

Vandana Menon

· Sep 18, 2020 · 06:30 pm

How Ira Mukhoty’s biography of Akbar often uses unorthodox methods to chronicle a grand life story

From unusual sources to drawing a relationship with present days, ‘Akbar: The Great Mughal’ goes where historical biographies often do not venture.

Akshaj Awasthi

· Jun 14, 2020 · 08:30 am