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PM Modi discusses Emergency in Mann ki Baat: Recalling India’s ‘darkest period’Subscriber Only
June 18, 2023 16:10 IST
Between 1975 and 1977, India saw the imposition of Emergency, a period in which civil liberties were suspended, the media was censored, political opponents were persecuted and numerous human rights violations were carried out. Here is a quick primer on it, with a timeline.
A revolutionary and a poet: Who was Ram Prasad Bismil?Subscriber Only
June 12, 2023 09:53 IST
Born on June 11, 1897, Bismil was a revolutionary freedom fighter with a poet’s heart. He was hanged by British authorities for his involvement in the Kakori Train Action. Today, he is a revered symbol of patriotism and Hindu-Muslim unity.
39 years since Operation Bluestar: What led up to it, what happenedSubscriber Only
June 6, 2023 13:34 IST
Today marks 39 years of Operation Bluestar, in which the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers.
Were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay the first to summit Mount Everest?Subscriber Only
May 30, 2023 10:12 IST
On the 70th anniversary of the duo’s historic climb, we answer one of the biggest mysteries in mountaineering – were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay the first human beings to summit Mount Everest in 1953? Or had the mountain already been conquered by the legendary George Mallory, nearly 30 years before?
New Parliament inauguration: How the old Parliament building saw the Supreme Court’s earliest sittings
May 29, 2023 09:59 IST
After its inauguration on January 28, 1950, the Supreme Court commenced its sittings in a part of the Parliament House. The Court moved into the present building on Tilak Marg in 1958. We take a look at its history.
Manu S Pillai on Sengol: For some, rediscovery is cultural renascence, for others, political Hinduisation of a national symbolSubscriber Only
May 31, 2023 09:37 IST
In an interview with The Indian Express, Pillai told Alind Chauhan that the Prime Minister is appealing to a cultural — or some might say, a civilisational — legitimacy. The placement of the senkol near the Speaker's chair is to give that chair — which derived meaning so far via Western parliamentary conventions that we adopted and adapted — a more visibly Hindu quality and casing.
With the New Parliament building’s inauguration, the story of how the old parliament building came upSubscriber Only
May 29, 2023 09:51 IST
The parliament building’s construction took six years, from 1921 to 1927, and it was originally called the Council House and housed the Imperial Legislative Council, the legislature of British India.
What Mohenjodaro’s Dancing Girl figurine tells us about the prehistoric civilisationSubscriber Only
May 26, 2023 10:45 IST
The degree of sophistication of art indicates a society’s advancement, and the existence of a figurine such as the Dancing Girl indicates the presence of high art in Harappan society. Here is how it was discovered.
‘Sengol’ to be installed in the new parliament: Significance of the sceptre, first given to NehruSubscriber Only
May 28, 2023 13:40 IST
The Sengol gets its name from the Tamil word 'semmai', meaning righteousness. The sceptre is a historical symbol of Independence as it signifies the transfer of power from the British to the Indians.
Operation Smiling Buddha: The story of India’s first nuclear test at Pokhran in 1974Subscriber Only
May 19, 2023 10:22 IST
A nuclear device was detonated, with a yield of 12-13 kiloton of TNT, on May 18, 1974. Pokhran, an army test range located in the desert of western Rajasthan, was chosen. Here's what happened in the quest for India's first nuclear test.
Fiji’s 1987 coup: Why did Prime Minister Rabuka apologise to the Indo-Fijian community?Subscriber Only
May 18, 2023 12:08 IST
More than three decades ago, Sitiveni Rabuka, then the third highest ranking army official, overthrew the Indo-Fijian dominated government of Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra. Street violence against Indo-Fijians followed, and tens of thousands fled the islands.
Sikkim Day: The story of Sikkim’s integration with IndiaSubscriber Only
May 16, 2023 20:41 IST
What was the position of Sikkim before it joined India in 1975, and what role did Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi play? We explain.
Railways’ renovation plans at historic Odisha station raise red flags: A brief history of the Paralakhemundi Light RailwaySubscriber Only
May 14, 2023 12:20 IST
The Paralakhemundi Light Railway was built by the Maharaja of Paralakhemundi and has stood for 124 years. With the Railways planning to renovate the station, INTACH has demanded heritage status for it.
25th anniversary of Pokhran-II: India’s journey to become a nuclear powerSubscriber Only
May 11, 2023 18:49 IST
India successfully conducted three nuclear bomb test explosions at the testing site in Pokhran on May 11, 1998. While these tests caused an international outcry at the time, they cemented India’s status as a nuclear power.
Who was Samarth Ramdas and what was his relationship with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj?Subscriber Only
May 9, 2023 10:46 IST
Jaggi Vasudev is the latest figure to have found himself at the centre of controversy by claiming that Saint Samarth Ramdas was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's "guru".
King Charles III’s coronation: The dramatic lives of Charles I and Charles II, and a Bombay connectionSubscriber Only
May 7, 2023 12:28 IST
Charles III is going to be the third king of Britain to be named Charles. We tell the story of the English Civil War and the two King Charles who lived (and died) through it.
How the bilingual Bombay State was split into Gujarat and MaharashtraSubscriber Only
May 2, 2023 08:21 IST
Today (May 1), both Gujarat and Maharashtra celebrate their states’ creation. They were born out of the bilingual Bombay State, which failed to settle the tug-of-war between Gujaratis and Marathis over the city of Bombay.
What the Uttaramerur inscription, recently referred to by PM Modi, saysSubscriber Only
April 14, 2023 20:13 IST
An 1,100 years old inscription from Tamil Nadu, built during the reign of Chola king Parantaka I, describes processes of village self-governance.
Ambedkar Jayanti 2023: Ambedkar, Gandhi and the issue of separate electoratesSubscriber Only
April 14, 2023 08:03 IST
The issue of separate electorates reveals fundamental differences between Ambedkar and Gandhi when it came to the issue of caste and their respective ideas of political representation for untouchables.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: What happened to General Dyer after he ordered firing on Indians?Subscriber Only
April 14, 2023 08:41 IST
While British rule in India led to numerous atrocities before and after Jallianwala Bagh, the nature of the violence that unfolded on unarmed civilians led to widespread condemnation. Winston Churchill described the day as “monstrous”.
Recalling the life and times of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of the SikhsSubscriber Only
April 11, 2023 17:55 IST
At the age of 13, Tegh Bahadur distinguished himself in a battle against a Mughal chieftain. His bravery and heroic swordsmanship in the battle earned him the name of Tegh Bahadur. (“Tegh” is 'sword' in Punjabi.)
King Charles ‘backs’ research into British monarchy’s slavery ties: How Britain, its royalty profited from slave tradeSubscriber Only
April 8, 2023 16:52 IST
Buckingham Palace has announced that it is collaborating with a study exploring the relationship the British monarchy had with the slave trade. Here is what available historical evidence tells us.
44 years of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s hanging: The man who would ‘wage a war for 1,000 years’ with IndiaSubscriber Only
May 4, 2023 17:04 IST
Bhutto was the brain behind Operation Gibraltar and Operation Grand Slam, triggering the 1965 India-Pakistan war. He made vitriolic speeches against India at the UN, and in 1971, stormed out of a UN Security Council session, 'in tears'.
Remembering the Vaikom satyagrahaSubscriber Only
April 2, 2023 12:42 IST
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will jointly inaugurate the centenary celebrations of the historic anti-untouchability movement at a ceremony in Vaikom later today.
Rajasthan Day: How India’s largest state took shape in stagesSubscriber Only
March 31, 2023 07:56 IST
Every year, March 30 is celebrated as Rajasthan Day, marking the state’s foundation in 1949. However, what we know today as Rajasthan was created in phases, with the final modifications occurring in 1956.
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