How crystal chandeliers gifted to the Shah of Persia travelled from England to Bombay to Tehran

In 1821, one man was tasked with transporting the breakable candelabra by sea and on foot.

Lesley Shapland

· Oct 13, 2019 · 09:30 pm

Why a Deccan ruler in 16th century commissioned a beautiful garden and then promptly razed it

The story of Farah Bakhsh Bagh is an example of the importance once accorded to astrology, astronomy and iconography in landscape planning in India.

Simran Agarwal, Sahapedia

· Oct 09, 2019 · 11:30 am

The little-remembered philosopher who translated the Mahatma’s ideas of nonviolence for the US

Mahatma Gandhi is an iconic figure for the world. Richard Barlett Gregg helped introduce him to Americans.

John Charles Wooding

· Oct 03, 2019 · 08:30 pm

On the anniversary of Vivekananda’s Chicago speeches, time to remember what he said – and didn’t

On September 11, 1893, the Indian gave his famous introductory speech at the World Parliament of Religions.

Amiya P. Sen, Sahapedia

· Sep 11, 2019 · 06:30 am

How a Russian musician ended up building Calcutta’s first drama theatre in the 18th century

Gerasim Lebedev taught himself Hindi, Sanskrit and Bengali, before translating plays and becoming a theatre pioneer.

Karen Stapley

· Aug 18, 2019 · 01:30 pm

The strange tale of how Joe Biden helped Neil Kinnock lay the ground for UK’s New Labour

Biden’s visit to a cold London in January 1988 set off a chain of events that had far-reaching consequences.

Richard Carr, The Conversation

· Aug 04, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Mumbai Coastal Road: Rather than land, city must reclaim its spirit of public-mindedness

The 19th-century Mahim Causeway offers a lesson to supporters of the 21st-century project in how public good can be balanced with self-interest.

Aaran Patel

· Jul 24, 2019 · 06:30 am

'Jai Shri Ram' might be a new slogan – but the use of Ram as a political symbol is 800 years old

It might be incredibly popular in Indian politics today, but the slogan has a rather short life in the popular domain.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Jun 28, 2019 · 06:30 am

Did England’s King Alfred the Great send two envoys to Christian shrines in India in 9th century?

A passage in the ‘Anglo-Saxon Chronicle’ has long been the subject of intrigue. Could it have been true? And what does it tell us about Christianity in India?

Caitlin R Green

· Jun 26, 2019 · 11:30 am

In photos: A potted history of the pencil

The word comes from the Old French term ‘pincel’ and Latin term ‘penicillus’.

Alan E Cole

· May 31, 2019 · 09:30 pm

The story of a lost princely state founded by a veteran of Ahmad Shah Abdali’s invasion of India

Subah Khan Tanoli’s Amb-Darband in what is now Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was entirely submerged by the Tarbela dam in the 1970s.

Jahandad Khan

· Apr 07, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Not only Kashmir: Till 1950, every Indian province had a prime minister

Since 1937, while the Indian government was completely in British hands, there was democratic government in the provinces, each headed by a prime minister.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 06, 2019 · 07:30 am