About the GT Road (Grand Trunk Road)
by Irshad Salim: When the GT Road (Grand Trunk Road) was operational, it connected the subcontinent with the Asia Pacific in the East, and the Central Asian region in the
Why Aryan Migration Theorists Ignore Bhirrana?
Bhirrana, situated on the Sarasvati river, is a small (190×240 meters) human settlement but a very significant one dating back to 8000 BCE. … Continue readingWhy Aryan Migration Theorists Ignore Bhirrana?
From Brick Kiln to Medical College: The Inspirational Journey of Sarfaraz
By Team Clarion: A labourer’s son in West Bengal defies all odds to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor. … Continue readingFrom Brick Kiln to Medical College: The Inspirational Journey of Sarfaraz
Should India Speak a Single Language?
The Indian government wants more than a billion people to embrace Hindi. One scholar thinks that would be a loss.
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Fighting the Far Right in India
Sarah Thankam Mathews at Lux converses with Raghu Karnad on the Hindu nationalist right and the trial of Arundhati Roy. … Continue readingFighting the Far Right in India
India’s Ongoing Subjugation of Kashmir Holds Portentous Lessons About the Nature of Contemporary Colonialism
Hafsa Kanjwali in Aeon: India is a postcolonial power. Its rule in Kashmir is colonial. … Continue readingIndia’s Ongoing Subjugation of Kashmir Holds Portentous Lessons About the Nature of Contemporary Colonialism
India is a Postcolonial Power. Its Rule in Kashmir is Colonial.
India’s ongoing subjugation of Kashmir holds portentous lessons about the nature of contemporary colonialism. … Continue readingIndia is a Postcolonial Power. Its Rule in Kashmir is Colonial.
Beef in ‘Laddus’ and the Baffling Silence of Cow Vigilantes
by Dr Syed Ali Mujtaba at Clarion India: THE Hindus were shocked to learn recently that the scared ‘laddus’ at the Tirupati Temple contains beef, pork, and fish particles. Lab
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How the Violence of Partition Forged National Identity in South Asia
Joya Chatterji at Literary Hub: I was seven years old during the 1971 war between India and Pakistan. My first political memory is of this short war, which lasted barely
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Tejas Parasher on M.N. Roy and Parliamentary Democracy in Modern India
From the Journal of the History of Ideas: Tejas Parasher is Assistant Professor of Political Theory at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of Radical Democracy
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‘Nobody Knows What I Know’: How a Loyal RSS Member Abandoned Hindu Nationalism
Rahul Bhatia in The Guardian: Running a finger over a row of books in a Delhi library one afternoon, I stopped at a title that promised danger. The stacks were
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How Did Mughal Emperor Humayun Die? The True Story Revealed After Years
From Samaa TV: Humayun was the 2nd Mughal Emperor. His predecessor was Babur, and successor, Sher Shah Suri.