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How Bal Gangadhar Tilak made the worship of Lord Ganesh a grand community festivalSubscriber Only
September 6, 2024 22:48 IST
The year was 1893, and Lokmanya, the great patriot, was looking for ways to unite and mobilise Hindu society against colonial rule. He sought to leverage practices rooted in Indian culture and suffused with Hindu symbolism. But he has also been criticised in some quarters. Why?
Battle of Haifa: How the Jodhpur Lancers helped liberate a city in West Asia during WWISubscriber Only
September 24, 2023 12:45 IST
Till Jodha's research on the subject, there was little awareness of the importance of the contributions of the Indian soldiers during the Battle of Haifa.
Why Gandhi opposed caste-based separate electorates, what Ambedkar’s views wereSubscriber Only
September 24, 2023 12:38 IST
It was in this week, September 1932, Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in opposition against the decision to create separate electorates based on caste. The ramifications of his decision are felt till date.
A history of the Khalistan movement in Canada, going back more than 40 yearsSubscriber Only
October 15, 2024 00:43 IST
Narendra Modi spoke his mind on the issue to Justin Trudeau; back in 1982, Indira Gandhi had done the same with Trudeau’s father, Pierre Trudeau, who was Canada’s PM then.
Why London’s India Club, visited by leaders like Nehru, Mountbatten and VK Menon, is closing downSubscriber Only
September 18, 2023 10:51 IST
Dr Rajendra Prasad, Lord Mountbatten, Jawaharlal Nehru, Dadabhai Naoroji were some of the club's prominent visitors. Journalist Chandran Tharoor, the father of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, was one of its founding members. Here is its story.
The accession of Hyderabad: the hurdles, the violence, and the eventual successSubscriber Only
September 17, 2024 09:44 IST
Why did Hyderabad's Nizam not join India in August 1947? What made Hyderabad so significant that Patel dealt with it cautiously? What was the role of razakars, and why were peasant movements active against the Nizam?
107 years ago today: When tanks were used for the first time in warSubscriber Only
September 15, 2023 09:59 IST
It was on September 15, 1916, during the Battle of Somme in World War I, that tanks saw action for the first time in history. But were they effective?
Hindi Diwas: How Constituent Assembly decided on Hindi as the official, and not national, language of IndiaSubscriber Only
September 18, 2023 00:01 IST
What was the Munshi-Ayyangar formula? What debates did the Constituent Assembly see on the adoption of Hindi, Hindustani, or Sanskrit as the official language?
Explained: 75th anniversary of Operation Polo and ‘Police Action’ in HyderabadSubscriber Only
September 14, 2023 10:44 IST
Operation Polo, the military action launched by the Indian Army on September 13, 1948, to integrate the princely state of Hyderabad. How was it conducted on the ground?
William Dalrymple Explains | The ancient history behind the maritime trade route between India and EuropeSubscriber Only
September 14, 2023 05:39 IST
As the G20 announces a pathbreaking economic corridor between India and Europe, here's what we know about its predecessor — the ancient Red Sea trade route, much bigger and historically more significant than the overland route from China.
Tagore’s ‘Banglar mati, Banglar jol’, and the sentiment of brotherhood and patriotism that it invokesSubscriber Only
September 9, 2023 09:04 IST
In 1905, Curzon partitioned Bengal on communal lines which Rabindranath Tagore opposed strongly, and wrote a hymn for communal harmony, brotherhood, and a united Bengali identity. The TMC government has now declared ‘Banglar mati, Banglar jol’ the state anthem.
On this day, during 1965 war: When Indian Army attacked Lahore from three sidesSubscriber Only
September 6, 2023 22:33 IST
1965 war: The September 6 attack on Lahore was retaliation for the Pakistani aggression in Jammu and Kashmir. Recounted here are the details of this bold offensive which the Pakistani military establishment had not anticipated, assuming India would respond militarily in Jammu and Kashmir alone.
Why Pakistan’s founder Jinnah was opposed to the name India for the independent Indian nationSubscriber Only
September 8, 2023 19:41 IST
For Jinnah, ‘Hindustan’ adopting the name ‘India’ was “misleading and is intended to create confusion”.
Hindustan and Bharat, Sanatan Dharma and Hindu Dharma: How Savarkar defined themSubscriber Only
September 10, 2023 20:12 IST
Savarkar says that Hindi and Hindustan best describe the people who lived between Sindhu and Sindhu (river Indus and the sea), and Bharatavarsha is “a latter designation”. He also explains the difference between Hindu Dharma and Sanatan Dharma.
India, that is Bharat: A short history of the nation’s names, from the Rig Veda to the Constitution of IndiaSubscriber Only
September 9, 2023 21:30 IST
There is speculation of an official change in the name of the country from India to Bharat, even though Article 1 of the Constitution uses the two names interchangeably: “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.”
From Asian Games to G20 Summit, how major international events have shaped Delhi through the yearsSubscriber Only
September 7, 2023 18:53 IST
G20 Summit in Delhi: As the national capital gears up for the upcoming summit, scheduled to be held from September 9 to 10, we take a look at some other major events that the city hosted and how they changed its landscape.
The concept of Sanatan Dharma: its roots and the historical context of its useSubscriber Only
September 6, 2023 08:22 IST
Sanatan Dharma is a Sanskrit term that can be loosely translated as “eternal religion”. Since the 19th Century, it has been used to evoke a certain homogeneity in Hinduism.
Nuh violence: Who are Mewat’s Meo Muslims?Subscriber Only
August 29, 2023 10:11 IST
The Meos follow syncretic traditions and live in a vast and very backward region whose name derives from the word ‘Meo’: Mewat. It comprises the Nuh, Palwal, Faridabad and Gurgaon districts of Haryana, the Alwar and Bharatpur districts of Rajasthan and a few areas of western UP.
As Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon, the history of ISRO’s remarkable space voyageSubscriber Only
September 6, 2023 10:22 IST
A brief history of the three major programmes of the Indian space agency: satellites, launch vehicles, and planetary exploration.
Madras Day: How Madras was founded and why it became ChennaiSubscriber Only
August 22, 2023 16:37 IST
It was on this day in 1639 that the town of Madrasapatnam, which later expanded and developed into modern-day Chennai, was purchased by the East India Company (EIC) from local kings.
US Prez Joe Biden hosts Japan and South Korea’s leaders at Camp David: A history of the famous Presidential retreatSubscriber Only
August 19, 2023 08:00 IST
Camp David is a site that American Presidents have used historically to host foreign leaders. Most famously, former US President Jimmy Carter stayed here along with the leaders of Egypt and Israel in 1978 for 13 days, to resolve their disagreements.
Battered icon: The story of the Kalka-Shimla Railway, which has been devastated by the landslides in Himachal PradeshSubscriber Only
August 19, 2023 09:50 IST
The more than 120-year-old railway, passing through difficult mountainous terrain, has perhaps never been damaged to this extent earlier. How did this thing of great beauty and awesome architectural prowess, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, come to be built?
Who was Madan Lal Dhingra, freedom fighter hanged at 24Subscriber Only
August 18, 2023 10:33 IST
On his 114th death anniversary, a massive memorial is being inaugurated in Amritsar, where he hailed from.
Air Force’s ops in Mizoram: How Operation Jericho was quelledSubscriber Only
August 17, 2023 10:31 IST
What were the circumstances under which Indian Air Force aircraft were used in a counter insurgency role? What was the military situation in Mizoram in early 1966?
Independence Day: The lead-up to Indian independence, from a British perspectiveSubscriber Only
August 17, 2023 10:36 IST
Independence was a seminal moment in Indian history. It was also a seminal moment in British history, ending two centuries of British dominance in the world.
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