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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.

A year before his death in December 1896, at 63, Alfred Nobel changed his will. He stipulated that most of his fortune be divided into five parts to fund the Nobel Prize.

The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 reduced the travel time from Britain to India to just a few weeks, and the families of the British officers could join them here during the cooler

Mahatma Gandhi’s social activism offered a fresh perspective to the predominantly Western-educated, and dressed, secular leaders of Burma’s nationalist movement.

Prisons had existed in the Indian subcontinent since the third century BC, but they were mainly used to confine political rivals or rebels till their trials. The institution of jail, as understood these days, is

History of Durga Puja in Bengal: From tribal traditions to political assertion, Durga Puja celebrations in Bengal have evolved over centuries.

The inception of the Baroiyari Puja in Bengal is believed to have originated with a group of twelve friends (baro yaar) in Guptipara. This marked a pivotal moment, sparking a social shift that reshaped the

The first Durga Puja in C R Park was celebrated in 1970 when the colony had just been laid out for those who had been displaced or had lost out on their land and properties

Amid the recent protests in Leh, a look at how Ladakh became a part of Jammu and Kashmir and its enduring significance to India.

The closure of Parsiana marks more than the end of a magazine — it signals the fading voice of a community long central to Bombay’s cultural and civic life.

Palestine’s struggle for statehood gains ground amid renewed global support and the escalating conflict in Gaza.

Urdu is known to have originated in the armed forces of the Mughal Empire, and was in no way tied to religion.

The 1863 portrait, also known as The Scourged Back, was once publicly circulated to condone slavery and racism in the American South.

Shaped by colonial influences, the India-Myanmar boundary has historically been porous, but the tightening of the border in recent years has threatened longstanding social, cultural, and economic ties.

The humiliation inflicted by a zamindari family in the 1910s saw the Sardars defy social norms to establish their own inclusive Durga Puja in Kolkata—one where both the rich and the poor are welcome.

The Bengal-Bangladesh border stretches across 2,216 km. With inadequate healthcare and limited access to education, borderlanders are left to fend for themselves.

Born in 1934 in fascist Italy, Italian designer Giorgio Armani’s sense of fashion and aesthetics was shaped by the hardships and grim realities of war as well as his mother's resourcefulness.

With Srijit Mukherji announcing a new film to mark the centenary of ‘Pather Dabi’, a novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, a look at the iconic novelist who inspired revolution in early 20th-century Bengal.

The typical story that is often told is that Europeans invented borders and imposed them over everyone else. Interestingly, Europeans did not use borders within Europe first. They were first created in the colonial new

Although the Japanese are considered to be the pioneers of matcha, key elements of its production originated in China, experts say.

The Indo-German link in the freedom struggle, though unusual, dated back to the First World War. What bound the two sides together was a shared hostility toward Britain.

Once India’s common language, Urdu is now boxed as Muslim identity. Dr Rakhshanda Jalil’s anthology reclaims it as India’s shared, many-voiced, culturally composite inheritance.

In his latest book, Glorious Failure: The Forgotten History of French Imperialism in India, Robert Ivermee has put the spotlight on 150 years of France’s attempt to rule over the region and its damaging effects