History revisited

The Panama Canal’s construction was marked by horrors for Caribbean workers

The canal was a tremendous achievement by the US, but the health costs to the contract labourers remains ignored.

Caroline Lieffers, The Conversation
· an hour ago
Ambedkar was vilified by his contemporaries when he was alive. What explains his popularity today?

Till the 1980s, the politician was fairly unknown outside a small circle of Dalit ideologues.

Shoaib Daniyal
· Yesterday · 07:30 am
History revisited: South India’s anger about its share of tax revenues reflects Bengal’s ire in 1951

Should developed states hand over tax to poorer states? India went over that debate shortly after Independence.

Shoaib Daniyal
· Apr 16, 2018 · 12:30 pm

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