Contesting History
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The Hagia Sophia as a palimpsest: Memories of the monument in five acts
Conquest and bloodshed, plunder and loot, magnificence and glory – it is the price of having existed for over a thousand years.
Kalim Rajab
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Third World Quarterly row: Why some western intellectuals are trying to debrutalise colonialism
The author explains why he resigned from the editorial board of the journal after it published an apologia for colonialism.
Vijay Prashad
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Biased liberal mafia takes on India's new head of historical research
As professor Rao said in a recent interview, to question his appointment is to question democracy itself.
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes