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Renowned historian Rajat Kanta Ray passes away at 79

Rajat Kanta Ray taught history not for applause, but to cultivate independence of mind

August 08, 2025 10:45 am

He nurtured scores of historians of South Asia across ideological and political positions, giving them the ammunition to argue against him, while lightly wearing his generosity

British historian Nick Booker’s viral sand model explains Maha Kumbh Mela, impresses netizens with his knowledge

January 04, 2025 4:25 pm

Nick illustrates the legendary ‘Samudra Manthan’ through his intricate sand art.

Historians must be ‘part-time activists’... urban crisis in South Asia is very serious: Narayani Gupta

November 27, 2024 10:47 pm

A book on the veteran scholar’s efforts to preserve the city’s heritage sites and make history accessible was launched on November 21 in her presence at India International Centre

P Thankappan Nair: The man who chronicled Kolkata — for little in return

June 20, 2024 5:34 pm

P Thankappan Nair, a Malayali who hardly knew Bengali well enough to write in it, has left behind about 40 books about the city

Sikh historian, educationist Prithipal Singh Kapur dies at 91

September 08, 2023 1:27 pm

Apart from the biographies of Jassa Singh Ramgarhia and Master Tara Singh, Prithipal Singh Kapur also wrote many books on Sikh history and Akali politics. He was the former pro-chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University.

Fierce, passionate, insightful, art historian Kavita Singh looked beyond the surface

August 01, 2023 7:30 pm

The world of Indian art remembers Kavita Singh, one of its most significant custodians

'The Durga Puja ceased to be purely religious in its urban form a very long time ago': Historian Tapati Guha-Thakurta

October 02, 2022 3:55 pm

The academic who paved the way for the inclusion of Kolkata’s Durga Puja on Unesco’s list of intangible cultural heritage on what makes it such a unique sociological phenomenon

Aanchal Malhotra pens 'Remnants of a Separation' sequel

April 12, 2022 12:17 pm

"In the Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of Partition" is being published by HarperCollins India to coincide with the 75th year of India's Independence and Partition.

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Dance historian Sunil Kothari passes away, had tested positive for COVID-19 a month ago

December 27, 2020 4:55 pm

The dance scholar held the Uday Shankar Chair in Rabindra Bharati University and taught in the Dance Department of New York University as a Fulbright Professor

53 historians also join protest as highly vitiated atmosphere prevails

December 25, 2015 10:36 pm

A total of 53 historians including leading names like Romila Thapar, Irfan Habib, KN Pannikar and Mridula Mukherjee have in a joint statement raised their serious concerns over recent developments.