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Why a new Chinese heritage gallery in Kolkata holds deep, personal significance to the community

Why a new Chinese heritage gallery in Kolkata holds deep, personal significance to the community

18 Sept 2026 6:30 PM IST

How a centuries-old song is travelling from Golconda to Cannes and Toronto

How a centuries-old song is travelling from Golconda to Cannes and Toronto

12 Sept 2026 4:32 PM IST

Sonam Wangchuk hunger strike

Sonam Wangchuk's fast enters Day 20: Lessons learnt from earlier hunger strikes

17 July 2026 4:28 PM IST

How a priest in TN has been retrieving, protecting ‘abandoned’ old sculptures of Jain tirthankaras

How a priest in TN has been retrieving, protecting ‘abandoned’ old sculptures of Jain tirthankaras

3 July 2026 5:31 PM IST

Romila_Thapar

Why historian Romila Thapar’s memoir, Just Being, offers the possibility of a way of living life

8 Jun 2026 7:06 PM IST

Pashupati seal

Not Shiva? Why Audrey Truschke’s take on Indus Valley ‘Pashupati seal’ sparked a row

30 May 2026 6:00 PM IST

The Dig review: Why Keeladi findings matter to India’s present as much as its past

The Dig review: Why Keeladi findings matter to India’s present as much as its past

13 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST

Noor Inayat Khan

Noor Inayat Khan: Tipu Sultan’s descendant who became Britain’s spy against Hitler

29 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST

essential Books on Gandhi

Ten books that will help you understand the many lives of MK Gandhi better

2 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST

Madras Day row: R Rangaraj says Chennai’s legacy spans over 2,000 years

Madras Day row: R Rangaraj says Chennai’s legacy spans over 2,000 years

23 Aug 2025 3:01 PM IST

Battle over Indias Past

Keeladi excavation fuels india’s ancient civilization origin debate

4 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

The wanderers and witnesses of history

The wanderers and witnesses of history

25 Jun 2025 7:24 AM IST

Royal then, rusted now: The decline of Hyderabads Charminar

Royal then, rusted now: The decline of Hyderabad's Charminar

22 Jun 2025 8:58 PM IST

Delhi

Delhi: In search of the city of ruins, ghosts, migrants and power play

21 Feb 2025 5:05 PM IST

Travellers in the Golden Realm

Travellers in the Golden Realm review: How Mughal India captured European traders’ attention

2 Oct 2024 6:30 AM IST

The Lion and the Lily: The Rise and Fall of Awadh

The Lion & the Lily review: A decolonial retelling of Awadh’s untold history, legacy

18 Aug 2024 6:30 AM IST

10 best letters

10 heartfelt letters by history’s notable figures that will move you

5 Aug 2024 8:00 AM IST

Cleopatras by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

How the seven Cleopatras set a new model for female power in ancient Egypt

23 May 2024 8:46 AM IST

Watch| 6 student protests that changed history

Watch| 6 student protests that changed history

14 May 2024 6:23 PM IST

Watch: TNs last Devadasi passes the baton

Watch: TN's last Devadasi passes the baton

18 March 2024 7:09 PM IST

How a new initiative revisits history to help children make sense of their chaotic present

How a new initiative revisits history to help children make sense of their chaotic present

7 March 2024 6:30 AM IST

David Hardiman interview: How Noncooperation Movement shook the British rule in India

David Hardiman interview: How Noncooperation Movement shook the British rule in India

14 Oct 2023 6:30 AM IST

Watch: Why Mridula Mukherjee thinks Team Modi should stop harping on the past

Watch: Why Mridula Mukherjee thinks Team Modi should stop harping on the past

20 Aug 2023 6:10 PM IST

Watch: Prof Ganesh Devy on attempts to distort history, and his battle to preserve it

Watch: Prof Ganesh Devy on attempts to distort history, and his battle to preserve it

14 Aug 2023 8:08 PM IST

The Future in the Past-Romila Thapar

‘The Future in the Past’ review: Romila Thapar’s quests to connect history with tomorrow

3 Jun 2023 4:30 PM IST

D raja of CPI

CPI, India’s second oldest political party, on the brink of collapse in its 98th year

11 April 2023 9:35 PM IST

In Telugu states, precious Buddhist archaeological sites are in shambles

In Telugu states, precious Buddhist archaeological sites are in shambles

18 Dec 2022 12:00 PM IST

Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan: How nature’s five elements act as characters

Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan: How nature’s five elements act as characters

5 Oct 2022 12:00 PM IST

Burden of centuries-old history weighs heavily on current Indian politics

Burden of centuries-old history weighs heavily on current Indian politics

1 Oct 2022 12:00 PM IST

Where the stones speak to us: How Hampi conquered my mind and memory

Where the stones speak to us: How Hampi conquered my mind and memory

18 Sept 2022 5:25 PM IST

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