Untold Story
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In 18th-century London, a ‘monster’ was stalking the streets and stabbing women
The mysterious culprit picked women at random and stabbed them in the thigh or buttocks with a plethora of sharp objects, from knives to pins.
Maddy Smith
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The story of an Indian ayah who fought her British employers in court in 1826 – and won
Mary Ann defended herself against theft charges and demanded that her employers pay her the promised £10 gratuity.
Margaret Makepeace
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What the man in Pompeii clutching himself was actually doing when Vesuvius erupted 2,000 years ago
The photo was initially shared on Archaeological Park of Pompeii’s Instagram in 2017 and quickly exploded across the internet.
Esmé Louise James, The Conversation
Trending
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘A grand new palace of administration’: When Britain’s India Office got a new address in 1867
The great extent of the new premises meant that nine extra housemaids were required to clean the rooms, passages, staircases and furniture.
Margaret Makepeace
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
Apart from their scientific pursuits, their letters and paintings provide a wealth of details about food, clothing and the lives of Madras’ inhabitants.
Anna Winterbottom
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Remembering Har Gobind Khorana, the chemist who overcame poverty to win the Nobel Prize
This year marks the 100th birthday of the scientist who cracked DNA’s code. Maybe.
Sahotra Sarkar, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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In the 1830s, children from orphan asylums in Madras were sent to New South Wales
The presidency’s government had approached the authorities in Australia outlining a scheme for sending children to be apprenticed there.
Margaret Makepeace
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The diary of a Dutch East India Company soldier who was marooned on a desert island
Leendert Hasenbosch was abandoned on Ascension Island in 1725 as punishment for sodomy.
Maddy Smith
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In the 1760s, a sailor from Bengal was sentenced to death after a string of robberies in England
The lascar from India was nabbed after a man who ran a boarding house in London suffered frequent break-ins in 1767.
Karen Stapley
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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When the East India Company sent an agent to spy on the French in Istanbul
Old papers throw light on the appointment of Peter Paul Zohrab to learn about French intentions towards India.
Lesley Shapland
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The forgotten history of the teenage immigrant who invented Durex condoms
Lucian Landa’s centrality to the modern condom has gone unrecognised.
Jessica Borge, The Conversation
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Glimpses from the life of an 18th century English merchant who made a fortune selling salt in Bengal
Anselm Beaumont arrived in India with just coral beads, and left with a fortune probably exceeding £70,000.
Peter Covey-Crump
The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024
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IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders move to the top spot after comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants