Indian History

Children celebrating Diwali. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

The India Of Yore — A Historical Haven Of Luxury Goods And Opulent Treasures

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Jahangir holding the globe (Wikimedia Commons).

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Kanhoji Angre: How A Maratha Grand Admiral Defeated The European Naval Powers

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Itihasa Series: A Project That Aims To Bring Emotions Back Into The Telling Of History

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Tithi Shastrarth: The Kurukshetra War Debate Of January 2021

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A scene from the Mahabharata (Wikimedia Commons)

Audrey Truschke Says Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb Protected Hindu Temples, But Here’s A Record Of His Rule

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Karnataka: 1,000-Year-Old Bhadrakali Idol Found Damaged At Hassan Temple; District Police Launches Investigation

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Fearless, Unabashed And Genius: Inside The ‘Right’ Mind Of True Indology

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Suhel Dev: Amish Brings Forth The Story Of A Hero Forgotten By Delhi Centric Historians

Saiswaroopa Iyer

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The cover of Amish Tripathi’s latest <i>Legend of Suhel Dev – The King Who Saved India.</i>

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters: What It’s Like To Be In Caves Where India’s Earliest Humans Lived

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4yr Videos

We are at the Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh -- and the experience of being here is surreal.

Why The Congress Shouldn’t Object To A Wider Debate On Nehru’s Legacy

Gunja Kapoor

4yr Politics

India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Is CBSE School Book Committee Under NDA Selling Islam In The Guise Of History?

Aravindan Neelakandan

4yr Ideas

Students at a classroom in Indore. (Arun Mondhe/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)

Falsehood Through Half-Truth: Why Romila Thapar Can Be Safely Accused Of Academic Sleight Of Hand

Aravindan Neelakandan

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How Savarkar Transformed From A Radical Anti-Colonial Revolutionary To A ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’

Arihant Pawariya

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Busting The Myth That Tamil Identity Was Historically Separate From Pan-Indian Identity

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The idea of an isolated Tamil identity doesn’t play out in history.

Yes, A Mahatma Got Us Independence. His Name Was Subhas Chandra Bose

Koenraad Elst

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Objection Over Vivekananda Statue At JNU Betrays A Narrow Vision Of Indian History

Saurabh Sharma

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Bengal Famine Of 1943: An Apology For This Holocaust Is Long Overdue From London

Jaideep Mazumdar

5yr Politics

A family of semi-starved Indians who have arrived in Calcutta in search of food in 1943. (Keystone/Getty Images)

Why A Temple, And Only A Temple Should Come Up At The Ram Janmabhoomi Site

Aravindan Neelakandan

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Bricks with Sri Ram written on them. (Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Ten Facts About The No-Confidence Motion In Lok Sabha

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The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and other opposition parties have tabled the no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government. (Lok Sabha TV/Twitter)

Seven Arun Shourie Books His Newly Minted Fans Must Read

Arihant Pawariya

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Maheshwar: Temples, Ghats And More

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Dismantling Sainthood: Ambedkar On Gandhi

Anand Ranganathan

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ASI Is Again Digging Up The Site Of ‘Indraprastha’ In Delhi And The Findings Are Exciting

Swati Goel Sharma

6yr Culture

Excavation work has been going on at Purana Qila for several months now.

Women’s Day Special: India’s Greatest Women

Swarajya Staff

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Looking Through Broken Glass: Rajput Victories In Indian History

Kamalpreet Singh Gill

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A painting of Durgadas Rathore by the German artist Archibald H Muller that hangs at the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur (Wikipedia)

What It’s Like To Be An Indian Archaeologist Who Refuses To Conform

Aravindan Neelakandan

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Indian archaeologist Muhammed K K Karinkam

India’s Legends Hold Clues To History, And Geology Testifies It; But Do We Care?

Anil Kumar Suri

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The India Of Yore — A Historical Haven Of Luxury Goods And Opulent Treasures

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