A Look In The Mirror
Two academics hold Gujarat up against other states to see if it grew more in the Modi decade than in the preceding 20 years
‘A Collective Folly That Resulted In Loss Of European Primacy’
The Chichele Professor of the History of War at All Souls College, Oxford, on all aspects of the event
The Body As The Imperial Dominion
The spectre of free love between white women and desi sepoys alarmed the Raj
Who’s Who Of The War
For four years, the Great War had no close season. These are the personages who prompted that war, conducted the conflict, and led their nations during it.
Show Your Cards, And Keep The Pot
Greater federalism, more power to the states. That’ll be Modi’s ploy to reel in regional players if the BJP gets a chance at government.
The River Linking Project
If BJP gets within striking distance, will Modi be able to do a Vajpayee, get the allies?
The Territorial Imperative
The ‘globalising’ world of the 21st century teeters on war as dangerously as in 1914
Systematic Joe Comes To Town
The most international of all fronts, the Ottoman Front was what made it a World War
Subedar’s Souvenirs
The families of some First World War heroes in India have become ‘military clans’
Your Son, From A Trench In Flanders
Soldiers’ letters bore the taste of cordite and a complex smell of fears, expectations
Mustard Gas Over Flemish Fields
An overview: the hope, the turning points, the causes, the belligerents, the impact, the futility...
Pradeep Chakravarthy
Chakravarthy is an expert on ancient temples of Tamil Nadu and wants to launch an iPad version of <I>The Road Less Travelled</i>, his book on the state's temples
Delhi Diary
Come May 16, Narendra Modi will be prime minister of India. Time for some serious thinking for his critics