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Statute and society: What Maharashtra's 80 repealed laws say about who we were under our colonial masters

April 02, 2026 4:03 am

Maharashtra has repealed 80 obsolete Acts and buried in them is a history of opium dens, flogging courts, leprosy asylums and wartime grain control

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Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How the British shaped India’s education system

March 30, 2026 2:47 pm

The shift from pre-colonial village education to the colonial English education system in India created both losses and new opportunities. How did this transition shape curricula, access to education across communities, and indigenous knowledge?

Panoramic view of Delhi around 1857 (Wikimedia Commons)

Why Delhi was chosen as India’s new capital 114 years ago

December 14, 2025 8:00 am

Apart from its proximity to the princely states—and Simla—Delhi’s symbolic importance as the seat of India’s erstwhile empires sealed its selection as the new capital.

Why ban on Sci-Hub and Libgen stands against the efforts of decolonisation

September 02, 2025 2:07 pm

The scope of decolonisation can only be broadened when we can recognise the voices from both academic and non-academic communities as collaborators and co-producers of knowledge

Far before the Language debate, Nathaniel Halhed’s 18th-century views shaped the Hindi-Urdu divide

July 25, 2025 7:58 pm

Though better known for his pioneering work on Bengali grammar, Halhed’s lesser-known remarks on Hindustani reveal early insights that cast language in communal terms

Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | A walk through Delhi’s historical tapestry

October 25, 2024 11:20 am

Over the centuries, Delhi has transformed from being a legendary capital to a thriving metropolis. How does the nation’s capital embody the mark of its diverse architectural and cultural legacy from various phases of historical development?

Neglected, Shimla's British-era Sanjauli cemetery turns into anti-socials' haven

October 18, 2024 9:35 pm

The Sanjauli Cemetery in Shimla district that was once part of the princely estate of Koti in Himachal Pradesh was granted to the British on a perpetual lease in 1921.

Colonial bacteria in Indian politics

January 26, 2014 3:15 am

In today’s political situation, the bad bacteria from the colonial commandments appear to be flourishing and infiltrating the three very clear political classes that are emerging