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Bastille Day: How literary writings see the French Revolution
July 16, 2025 2:36 pm
The storming of the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, is seen as a defining event in the French Revolution. But how does the revolution affect writers, poets, painters and other creative minds?
How the French Revolution shaped history, and inspired Dickens, Batman, and more
July 24, 2025 1:25 pm
Read It From Thomas Carlyle’s gripping history to Charles Dickens’ enduring tragedy and the rise of literary superheroes, the legacy of the French Revolution lives on in literature
We are not getting the leaders we deserve
February 18, 2025 7:06 am
We need a shift in perspective and a move away from measuring our success in terms of materialistic products to focus on collective human development instead
Bastille Day: Why France celebrates its national day on July 14
July 14, 2024 6:39 pm
A mob of commoners stormed the Bastille prison in Paris on July 14, 1789. Here is why the fall of the Bastille became a defining moment of the French Revolution.
Ram Madhav on riots in France: North African migrants have not adjusted to French values
July 08, 2023 8:33 am
Unlike their European counterparts, newer waves of immigrants have refused to integrate with the French social order and insist on maintaining their distinct identity
Writers on the left
April 26, 2014 4:35 am
A definitive history of the Progressive Writers’ Movement, which put Urdu literature on the path of social realism.
Hollande oversees first Bastille Day as president
July 14, 2012 4:20 pm
Bastille Day marks the July 14,1789,storming of the Bastille prison that helped spark the French Revolution.
Mega-batsille party for Francois Hollande
May 07, 2012 11:10 am
Jubilant left-wingers thronged Bastille,Paris square synonymous with French Revolution.
Scientists identify head of King Henry IV
December 16, 2010 2:07 am
In frenzy of French Revolution,royal graves were dug up,Henrys head was chopped off and snatched
Frances La Bastille had 5-star comforts,shows exhibition
November 28, 2010 1:16 am
A roaring fireplace,a warm bed,some wine and pastries welcomed people to La Bastille.
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