Gyan Chaupar to Snakes and Ladders: How a game about a karmic journey became a plaything for kids

The South Asian versions of the game had their roots in the Bhakti Movement.

Souvik Mukherjee

· Sep 15, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Who was Anthony Firinghee? Remembering the Portuguese-origin singer who is part of Bengali folklore

Hensman Anthony rose as a wandering poet singer, or kabiyaal, at a time when such performing arts were considered low caste.

Arup K Chatterjee

· Sep 09, 2020 · 06:30 pm

How the translation of a Bengali play led to a British priest being convicted for libel in 1861

Political dramas, like this one about the Indigo Revolution, prompted the British Raj to impose censorship measures on theatre.

Lesley Shapland

· Sep 06, 2020 · 07:30 pm

How a Socialist member of the Tata family got elected to the British Parliament in the 1920s

Despite a background in ‘dhandho’, Shapurji Saklatvala had extreme left views and made unusual life choices on his political path.

Sant Nihal Singh

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Devangshu Datta

· Sep 03, 2020 · 06:30 pm

For those delegitimising Tippoo Saëb, an important lesson from his emissaries’ trip to 1788 France

Tipu was once seen as one of the few Indian statesmen who could potentially restore a healthy balance of power in Indian and European politics.

Arghya Bose

· Aug 31, 2020 · 03:30 pm

How Tipu Sultan and Haidar Ali inspired America’s founding fathers in their quest for freedom

While fighting for independence, the fledgling United States looked far away to the Kingdom of Mysore for inspiration.

Ameen Ahmed

· Aug 17, 2020 · 07:30 pm

My search for ‘Black Peggy’, a Bengal native who was seduced with a false promise of marriage

In 1793, a woman complained to a London hospital about being abandoned by the father of her child. Who was she?

Margaret Makepeace

· Aug 16, 2020 · 09:30 pm

The story of how Mount Everest was measured and got its name

The Trigonometrical Survey was instituted in 1802 to survey the entire Indian subcontinent. From 1823, it was under the superintendence of George Everest.

Lesley Shapland

· Aug 13, 2020 · 07:30 pm

The Indian exodus from Burma during WW II bears eerie similarity to migrant flight during lockdown

Half-a-million Indians trekked home from Burma, with little official help. Thousands perished.

Ranvijay Singh

· Jul 18, 2020 · 11:30 am

1918 Bombay Fever: How voluntary groups sprang up in the face of state ‘neglect’

‘The Hindusthan’ noted that the principle burden of mitigation efforts had fallen on the philanthropic sections of the public.

Mridula Ramanna

· Jul 05, 2020 · 11:30 am

Creating a legend: How Vasudev Balwant Phadke came to be known as a modern-day avatar of Shivaji

The Sangh Parivar has attempted to portray him as a key figure in the pantheon of Hindu leaders.

Surajkumar Thube

· Apr 21, 2020 · 03:30 pm

On his second visit to the USA, in 1916, Rabindranath Tagore was an assassination target

Tagore was also accused of being part of a conspiracy against America.

Anu Kumar

· Apr 04, 2020 · 07:30 am