'I can’t tell you what it was like in chronological order. I haven’t forgotten…I just find it hard to remember.' Historian Narayani Basu recalls the horror of battling to breathe.

BY Narayani Basu 9 July 2021

Integrating the princely states into the Union of India was a gargantuan task. Here, Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon wade into rebellion, intrigue and pettiness.

BY Narayani Basu 16 September 2020