Baggage Of History
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Hagia Sophia: Lacking ideas for the future, rulers in Turkey, India offer comfort in idealised pasts
The claim that it will reverse perceived historical wrongs forms the emotional core of the BJP’s politics.
Seema Chishti
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Hindutva supporters hate the Mughals. So why is Adityanath taking Trump to Shahjahan’s Taj Mahal?
Hindutva has its own pantheon of medieval kings. Why not take the US President to visit monuments they built?
Shoaib Daniyal
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Grand Fourth of July celebrations forget America’s centuries-old ideological divisions
British Loyalists, enslaved African-Americans and Native Americans rallied to support the British Crown during the American independence movement.
Gervase Phillips, The Conversation
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Carbolic Smoke Balls and snake oil: Patanjali joins a long history of dubious medicinal advertising
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Terror, separatism, rioting: NewsClick chargesheet makes sweeping allegations without clear proof
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For children: What was physicist Satyendranath Bose’s childhood in Calcutta like?
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Why England should stop whitewashing its colonial past in its school history curriculum
Jeremy Corbyn’s proposal to teach more black history in schools has sparked a debate.
Deana Heath, The Conversation
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AAP standoff with Delhi lieutenant governor: How did the IAS end up becoming politically partisan?
Arvind Kejriwal accuses the BJP of instigating the Capital’s bureaucrats to strike work while the Congress party fears ‘saffronisation’ of the civil service.
Shoaib Daniyal
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India-Bangla land swap: was the world's strangest border created by a game of chess?
India and Bangladesh will swap hundreds of enclaves, ending a problem that arose 300 years ago as the Mughals tried to conquer Cooch Behar in north Bengal.
Shoaib Daniyal
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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Watch: Comedian presents TV newsroom discussion in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ style
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world