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Apart from its proximity to the princely states—and Simla—Delhi’s symbolic importance as the seat of India’s erstwhile empires sealed its selection as the new capital.

From the making of the Constitution to the courts of today, Shakespeare’s words have shaped India’s legal imagination in surprising ways.

Rohit De and Ornit Shani’s new book, Assembling India's Constitution: A New Democratic History, traces the demands put forward by Dalit organisations, upper-caste groups, and individual petitioners — each articulating their fears, ambitions, and visions

A throwaway line in Family Man 3 opens a window into a century of movement between India and Burma—and how Moreh became home to thousands of Tamil-speaking families.

An obscure Persian chronicle reveals how a single fire redrew Bombay’s streets — and its future.

Furniture is not IKEA’s only claim to fame. It is also their meatballs. As the brand celebrates 40 years of its special dish, we turn back the pages to see the history of IKEA.

Approaching its centenary, Trincas on Park Street stands as a symbol of Calcutta’s cosmopolitan past, wartime resilience, and enduring love for food and music.

In his new book, Dr Mubin Syed traces a line between colonial hunger and modern heart disease and diabetes across South Asia.

Researchers analysed 10,000 possible primate phylogenies and reached the stunning conclusion that kissing likely originated between 16 and 21 million years ago.

In an interview with Nikita Mohta, Snigdha Poonam talks about her latest book, Scamlands, which offers a gripping account of the people and forces behind frauds in India, Asia and beyond, revealing how inequality, discrimination

PM Narendra Modi has questioned Thomas Babington Macaulay’s influence, saying his philosophy on education has caused India to pay a heavy price.

In 1943, Bengal was gripped by a famine that claimed nearly three million lives. Yet, unlike the wars and partitions that followed, this catastrophe has left behind no museum, no memorial, not even a plaque.

Gourmetship has long been cherished in Lucknow not only by Nawabs and aristocrats but also by the middle class and common people. While the UNESCO tag celebrates Nawabi culture, it equally acknowledges the contributions of

Built by Shah Jahan in the 17th century, the Red Fort has witnessed the trials of Bahadur Shah Zafar and members of the INA, and has borne witness to triumph, rebellion, and renewal.

Beginning in 1905, Vande Mataram evolved into a powerful political slogan, but during the 1930s, its status came to be contested as many began to object to the poem on the grounds that it was

Drawing from journals she kept between 1997 and 2008, author Meera Vijayann invites readers to reflect on what the ‘new Indian woman’ represented in a rapidly neoliberalising India.

Mamdani’s invocation of Nehru’s "Tryst with Destiny" speech was immediately rejoiced by Indians everywhere. It was also a possible reminder of the evolving narrative of American politics.

From Kahani and Sarika to the body of work of writer-editor Kamleshwar, Francesca Orsini highlights the central role magazines have played in shaping Hindi literary history.

The Ghadar movement is known to have been the first organised transnational attempt to revolt against British rule and bring Independence. Yet it is not given its due in the history curriculum in schools. A

Gautam Hazarika explores the hesitation and the fate of the Indian soldiers and officers who did not join the INA in his recent book.

As it completes 68 years, Welham Girls’ School in Dehradun has transformed its old staffroom into a museum that preserves letters, artefacts, and stories that honour the institution’s pioneering role in women’s education in Independent

Eugène Lafont arrived in Calcutta in 1865 as a Catholic missionary with a deep commitment to scientific education, and his vision aligned more closely with Indian aspirations for intellectual independence than with British colonial designs.

Zionism, which evolved in the late 19th century, argued that Jews needed a homeland of their own, especially in response to widespread antisemitism in Eastern Europe. But many, like the Jews in Western Europe, were

Designed as a buffer between British and Russian powers in 1893, the Durand Line disrupted established socio-political structures. More than a century later, the line still bleeds. Last week, Afghanistan and Pakistan reignited conflict along

A look at the evolution of the theory of creative destruction, widely regarded by economists as a defining feature of capitalist economies.