Past Imperfect
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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
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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
Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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
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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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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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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