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Nupi Lan: The ‘Women’s War’ that laid ground for a new Manipur after World War II
December 12, 2025 14:20 IST
President Droupadi Murmu is in Manipur where she paid tribute at a memorial commemorating the 86th Nupi Lan Day
How Nehru, not Patel, became India’s first PM: The politics behind the 1946 Congress voteSubscriber Only
December 12, 2025 18:14 IST
Amit Shah described Jawaharlal Nehru's elevation over Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1946 as ‘vote chori’. Here’s what happened in those tumultuous days in the run up to the 1946 Congress election.
What Nehru wrote on choice for National Anthem: Vande Mataram ‘difficult’ to understand, Jana Gana Mana ‘full of life’
December 11, 2025 11:06 IST
Nehru was of the view that the tune of the National Anthem, as well as how foreign nations would perceive it, needed to be considered to make a choice.
79 years ago today, the Constituent Assembly held its first meeting. Here’s what happened
December 9, 2025 17:50 IST
The drafting of the Indian Constitution was a mammoth task that the Constituent Assembly completed in nearly three years. Their first meeting was held on December 9, 1946, with greetings from other nations and the chairman’s address.
What Nehru wrote to Bose about Vande Mataram, which PM and Priyanka debated in House
December 12, 2025 18:13 IST
Nehru, in his letter to Bose, said the Vande Mataram controversy was a 'manufactured one by the communalists'. Here is what the rest of the letter said, and in what context it was written.
Vande Mataram 150 years: How Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay imagined nation as motherland in Ananda MathSubscriber Only
December 10, 2025 13:46 IST
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s ‘Ananda Math’ was the first work of literature to frame the Indian nation as the motherland.
How the Muslim League and the Congress viewed Vande Mataram
December 9, 2025 11:00 IST
What is the origin of Vande Mataram, and why did the Congress believe it should be made the national song, and not the national anthem?
Vande Mataram: What Gandhi, Tagore, Jinnah said about the song
December 11, 2025 11:42 IST
Vande Mataram debate in Lok Sabha: PM Modi accused the Congress of 'breaking' Vande Mataram. Here's how the song was discussed by the likes of Gandhi and Tagore in the 1930s, and how the two stanzas solution was arrived at.
Rajnath says Patel opposed Nehru using govt funds for Babri: What the two stalwarts wrote about Ayodhya issue
December 7, 2025 11:53 IST
Rajnath Singh Babri claim, Babri Masjid history: Nehru was staunchly against a communal dispute around the Babri mosque. In this, he was joined by Sardar Patel. Here's what their letters on the issue reveal.
From golf cars to 3D exhibits – how govt plans to prep Chhattisgarh’s 5th Century Sirpur archaeological site for UNESCO tagSubscriber Only
November 29, 2025 06:08 IST
Located two hours from the state’s capital Raipur city, Sirpur in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district has 34 Hindu, Jain and Buddhist monuments on the banks of the river Mahanadi.
The Battle of Rezang La, and why Ahir community is protesting upcoming Farhan Akhtar film on itSubscriber Only
October 29, 2025 16:02 IST
Battle of Rezang La, Farhan Akhtar 120 Bahadur film: The Battle of Rezang La was a heroic last stand mounted by the 120 men of an all-Ahir company, which effectively halted the Chinese incursion into Ladakh in 1962.
Story of Rani Chennamma, Kittur queen who stood up to the BritishSubscriber Only
October 24, 2025 18:16 IST
Faced with the prospect of having to hand over her kingdom to the East India Company, Chennamma chose to resist
The enduring political appeal of swadeshi — and why it is not necessarily good economicsSubscriber Only
October 21, 2025 07:23 IST
Swadeshi has been one of the most influential ideas in Indian politics since the mid-19th century. But its empirical track record, as a guide for economic policy, has been wanting
Chero Archers: Jharkhand archery team pays tribute to legendary warrior clanSubscriber Only
September 27, 2025 10:30 IST
The Cheros emerged in what is now Bihar and Jharkhand after the fall of the Pala Empire in the 12th-13th century, with the onset of the Sena dynasty. Eventually, they settled in Palamau, in present-day western Jharkhand.
Who is Balwant Singh Rajoana? Why has he been on death row for 15 years?Subscriber Only
September 26, 2025 22:51 IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Centre’s delay in deciding the mercy plea of Rajaona, who was convicted and sentenced to death for his role in the assassination of then Punjab CM Beant Singh in 1995
Tracing history of Sarnath: from Buddha’s first sermon to emblem of Indian republicSubscriber Only
September 18, 2025 15:56 IST
Earlier this year, India officially nominated Sarnath for the UNESCO World Heritage List for the 2025-26 cycle. We take a brief look at its history
Hindi Diwas 2025: How Constituent Assembly decided on Hindi as the official, and not national, language of IndiaSubscriber Only
September 14, 2025 13:19 IST
Official language of India, Hindi Diwas 2025: What debates did the Constituent Assembly see on the adoption of Hindi, Hindustani, or Sanskrit as the official language? What was the Munshi-Ayyangar formula?
Story of World War II Battle of Imphal, mentioned by Modi in ManipurSubscriber Only
September 13, 2025 20:10 IST
The Battles of Imphal & Kohima gave the Japanese Army on of its biggest ever defeats, and put a nail in the coffin in its imperial ambitions
Why Operation Polo was launched to take over Hyderabad, 77 years agoSubscriber Only
September 15, 2025 12:42 IST
Sardar Patel had famously said that an independent Hyderabad would constitute a “cancer in the belly of India”.
How Vivekananda introduced America to HinduismSubscriber Only
September 11, 2025 14:01 IST
In a landmark speech on September 11, 1893 at the Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago, a 30-year-old Vivekanda preached about religious tolerance and called for an end to fanaticism
Why scholars have struggled to decipher Harappan scriptSubscriber Only
September 10, 2025 16:07 IST
Over the years, a number of conflicting claims have been made about the script and the language it might have represented. But a definitive breakthrough has been elusive
Looking for Prithu, Assam’s‘ forgotten hero’ who is said to have defeated Bakhtiyar KhiljiSubscriber Only
August 29, 2025 14:08 IST
Prithu’s emergence as a notable historical figure is relatively recent, and spurred by concerted efforts of the RSS. But details about his life and rule remain sketchy.
A brief history of swadeshi in India: from 1800s till the presentSubscriber Only
August 28, 2025 13:48 IST
Swadeshi has been one of the most popular and enduring ideas in Indian politics. Its nascent articulations came up in the early 19th century India, it was turned into a potent weapon of the nationalist movement by Gandhi, and it was championed by the RSS after the economic reforms of the 1990s. Today, as India faces geopolitical challenges from China and an unprecedented 50% tariff from Donald Trump’s America, swadeshi finds a powerful voice in the rhetoric and policies of the Narendra Modi government
Amit Shah honours Vithalbhai Patel: Role Vallabhbhai’s brother played in shaping India’s ParliamentSubscriber Only
August 28, 2025 13:00 IST
When Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly, Vithalbhai Patel was presiding over it. What happened after this still has relevance today. We explain.
Explained: The RSS prayer, its history and significanceSubscriber Only
August 24, 2025 20:44 IST
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar row: The song has been sung at RSS gatherings since 1940, with one swayamsewak leading and the others following him.
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