Literature And History
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Why are we still fascinated by tales of the ‘shikaar’ despite the ecological horrors of hunting?
From Jim Corbett to Donald Anderson, what lies behind the love of literature about hunting in colonial India?
Amish Raj Mulmi
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From clothing to recreation: An 1847 book gave British women advice on what to carry to India
The author ends his chapter devoted to information for ‘the weaker sex’ with detailed advice about the care of pianos in India.
Margaret Makepeace
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How the shadow of the battle of Karbala has shaped Urdu literature
Events that took place on a far-off battlefield exactly 1,337 years ago have exerted a defining influence on Urdu literary tradition.
Asif Farrukhi
Trending
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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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After ‘Dunkirk’, a starter list of 10 engaging books (and a bonus) on India’s role in the World Wars
Don’t go looking in history texts. The books to read are elsewhere.
Jenny Bhatt
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What the Mountbattens’ younger daughter knew about their life in India and their open marriage
Despite the ghastly title, the memoirs of Louis and Edwina Mountbatten’s younger daughter are both enjoyable and revealing.
Devapriya Roy
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Glimpses of a book on the Americas, published by the Ottoman Empire, that costs as much as a house
The Tarīkh is a unique publication with just a few remaining copies.
Michael Erdman
Video
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Watch: Divers jump into Seine from platform in front of the Eiffel Tower
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Watch: Artist Theo Jansen fuses art and engineering to create Beach Animals that move with the wind
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Watch: Naturalisation ceremony of new US citizens held at the Stonewall monument during Pride month
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Watch: Iraq’s all-amputee football team is on a mission to restore morale to its players
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‘You’ll have to bear with me for the next 50 years’: Shah Rukh Khan celebrates 30 years in cinema
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Why ‘Ghachar Ghochar’ is the one novel that (presciently) sums up the state of the world today
Think of the liberal elite getting snarled while events take their own course.
Satyavrat KK
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How Sri Lankan writers are (still) dealing with the 1983 riots in their fiction
The riots, leading to 26 years of war, are embedded in the island state’s literary consciousness.
Smriti Daniel