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How the first photos of Indian monuments wrote the history of India
September 12, 2024 10:44 am
The camera, right from the moment of its invention, was seen to be of immense practical value to the colonisers. A recent exhibition in Delhi by DAG shows how the first photographs of Indian monuments were instrumental in writing the history of India and creating disciplins of Indian archaeology, heritage and tourism.
How the Indian Penal Code came into existence under British colonial rule
August 14, 2023 9:51 am
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on August 11, introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860. Shah claimed that the IPC was meant to protect the governing interests of the British rather than Indian citizens.
Govt revives poetry banned during British rule
July 09, 2022 10:12 am
The government has now revived a section of this body of literature to mark the 75th year of Independence. To popularise these writings, a host of Union ministers have been roped in too.
Unknown Memories of India
February 02, 2020 11:39 pm
A group exhibition explores a slew of ignored and unheard stories from India’s past.
India is the story of migration...its cultural richness comes from that multiple layering: William Dalrymple
December 27, 2019 10:36 am
At the Express Adda in Delhi last week, writer William Dalrymple spoke about the rise of the right wing across the world, how India has benefited from immigration, the importance of teaching history and his latest book on the East India Company.
Why Burmese Tamils have a soft corner for DMK leaders
April 17, 2019 11:18 pm
Most remember how C N Annadurai, the founder of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), was instrumental in setting up houses for them in areas like Vyasarpadi and Roypuram in Chennai and even opened Burma Bazaar in North Chennai for trade.
New year, new beginnings
April 14, 2019 7:50 pm
Pahela Baishakh, celebrated on April 14, is a symbol of the indomitable Bengali spirit
Mahatma Macaulay
October 25, 2017 7:53 am
Robert Clive founded the British Raj, Lord Macaulay sowed the seeds of its end
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
Indian politicians more corrupt than British rulers: Ramdev
December 06, 2010 8:46 am
Indian politicians have looted the country much more after Independence,yoga guru Baba Ramdev said.
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