Past Imperfect
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Podcast: The myths of Jawaharlal Nehru’s India
The author of ‘Nehru’s India: A History in Seven Myths’, picks apart and explodes several common presumptions of India’s first 17 years of independence.
Dinyar Patel
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Podcast: Why BR Ambedkar thought – and worried – deeply about democracy in India
Host Dinyar Patel in conversation with Ashok Gopal, author of the anti-caste icon’s English language biography ‘A Part Apart’.
Dinyar Patel
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Podcast: Pre-Partition stories, filmi music made Radio Ceylon a household name in India and Pakistan
As AIR and Radio Pakistan broadcast state policy and propaganda, a wartime transmitter in Ceylon kept alive the idea of a religiously inclusive Hindustan.
Dinyar Patel
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Podcast: The bitter truth about the sugar industries of pre-modern India and their global legacy
Ulbe Bosma, author of The World of Sugar, in discussion with host Dinyar Patel about how sugar has helped create the modern world.
Dinyar Patel
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Podcast: Why engaging with the ideas of VD Savarkar is important to counter Hindutva
His conceptualisation of Hindutva is intrinsically linked with history, author Vinayak Chaturvedi tells host Dinyar Patel.
Dinyar Patel
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Podcast: The indispensable royal women of the Sikh empire
Host Dinyar Patel in conversation with historian Priya Atwal on how women played a central role in royal politics and administration.
Dinyar Patel
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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IIT Kharagpur 2022 calendar on ancient India is an exercise in propaganda – not rigorous research
The first requirement of good research and good science is the absence of bias. Instead, this is an effort to push a specific ideology.
Seshadri Kumar
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Why an IIT Kharagpur calendar aiming to highlight traditional Indian knowledge has irked experts
Respect for fact, the separation of fact from fiction, critical evaluation of various types of texts, and the intellectual probity are missing.
Rajesh Kochhar
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For many of the post-'92 generation, Yakub's hanging has prompted a look back at recent history
The last two weeks have inspired several youngsters to revisit the period between December 1992 and March 1993 that changed India forever: the Babri Masjid demolition, the Bombay riots and blasts.
Bhavya Dore
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’