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Exploring McCluskieganj, The Promise Of A World Within A World Of Anglo-Indians

A world within a world is running out of time. But the voices of McCluskieganj’s past continue to resonate within its ruins, even as development takes over.

28 March 2023

Kaithi script

Bihar To Promote Historical Kaithi Script

The Kaithi script was used for writing legal, administrative and private records, and was used for a variety of Indo-Aryan languages such as Angika, Bajjika, Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Maithili and Nagpuri

05 October 2022

In Retrospect: Food, Churchill & Kanke During The Raj And World War II

A personal essay of the author’s memories of the cuisine, local produce and imported food and utilities in Ranchi and Calcutta

26 August 2022

Yours Truly: Letter boxes of Anglo-Indian inhabitants adorn the wall of a building in Bow Barracks, Kolkata

Reduced To 'Nowhere People', How Anglo-Indians Are Waging A Battle For Survival

With the loss of political reservation, the Anglo-Indian community—through appeals and surveys—decides to take matters into its own hands

22 March 2023

They Fought For Freedom Of The Pen

Through trials for obscenity, Saadat Hassan Manto and Ismat Chughtai remained friends for life

02 September 2022

We The People: Making Great Strides In Preserving Munda Culture

The Mundas, a Santhal tribe, are oft­en remembered for their rebellion against the British in 1855.

17 August 2022

Rahul Gandhi

Savarkar Row: What Rahul Gandhi Said About The Hindutva Icon? Why Uddhav Thackeray Begs To Differ

Addressing a press conference, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi showed a paper to the media persons, claiming it was a letter written by Savarkar to the British.

17 November 2022

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Plea Filed In Delhi HC Seeking Change Of Call Sign 'VT' On Indian Aircrafts

A plea filed in the Delhi High Court has sought the Centre to change the call sign 'VT' on Indian aircraft as it stands for Victorian Territory, a legacy of the British Raj.

23 June 2022

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15 June 2022
Lagaan Team To Reunite At Aamir Khan's Residence To Celebrate 21 Years Of Film

Lagaan Team To Reunite At Aamir Khan's Residence To Celebrate 21 Years Of Film

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's cricket drama 'Lagaan' is all set to complete 21 years of its release on June 15 and to commemorate that the star is all set...


28 March 2022
Shimla And The Double-Edged Sword Of Tourism   

Shimla And The Double-Edged Sword Of Tourism   

In the period before 1972, the date when Himachal Pradesh was granted full-fledged statehood and Shimla became its state capital – and after the colonial...


13 February 2022
India's Capital, New Delhi, Was Inaugurated 91 Years Ago

India's Capital, New Delhi, Was Inaugurated 91 Years Ago

New Delhi was born on December 12, 1911, during a grand ceremonial 'Durbar' here when British monarch King George V had announced the shifting of the capital...


19 October 2021
Shimla's Coolies Are Vanishing Into Oblivion

Shimla's Coolies Are Vanishing Into Oblivion

It was the British who brought thousands of coolies to Shimla when they turned the place into the summer capital of India.


21 March 2021
After Remarks On 'Ripped Jeans', Uttarakhand CM Tirath Rawat Says 'America Enslaved India For 200 Years'

After Remarks On 'Ripped Jeans', Uttarakhand CM Tirath Rawat Says 'America Enslaved India For 200 Years'

Rawat was comparing India and America’s covid-19 caseload when he said that “US ruled India for 200 years”.


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07 March 2021
Sikh Fighter Pilot Memorial To Be Erected In UK To Honour Indians Who Fought World Wars

Sikh Fighter Pilot Memorial To Be Erected In UK To Honour Indians Who Fought World Wars

The sculpture of an early 20th century Sikh fighter pilot, cricketer and golfer from Oxford University shall be constructed in the England port city of...


25 January 2021
London: Collection Of 350 Items Belonging To Patricia Mountbatten To Go Under The Hammer

London: Collection Of 350 Items Belonging To Patricia Mountbatten To Go Under The Hammer

A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur, among many other Indian heirlooms belonging to Lady Mountbatten shall be a part of the...


18 November 2020
‘A Debt That Society Owes’: How India Remembers Its World War Soldiers

‘A Debt That Society Owes’: How India Remembers Its World War Soldiers

As Commonwealth countries observe Remembrance Day this month, can India eulogise its soldiers without seeing their memory as a colonial relic?


22 October 2020
Was It An Uprising Or A War?

Was It An Uprising Or A War?

The centennial commemoration of the Anglo-Kuki war and the politics associated with it reflects a silent but strong ethnic animosity among different...


02 October 2020
PM Modi Pays Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shashtri

PM Modi Pays Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shashtri

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to country's great leaders 'Mahatma Gandhi' and 'Lal Bahadur Shashtri'. He also went to Raj Ghat and Vijay...


31 December 2019
New Year Eve Of 1857: When Plunderers Ruled Delhi

New Year Eve Of 1857: When Plunderers Ruled Delhi

Sanctioned by the British Army, the Prize Agents, active since autumn of 1857, ransacked houses, havelis, palaces and other properties, pauperising the royalty...


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05 October 2019
How The West Was Lost

How The West Was Lost

A brilliantly researched history shows how the NWFP was delivered to Pakistan through British chicanery and Congress’s confused bungling


03 October 2019
When Delhi Had Three Red-Light Areas And Tommies Made Merry

When Delhi Had Three Red-Light Areas And Tommies Made Merry

In the mad rush of life in Delhi today, one cannot even think that red-light area existed on the Kashmere Gate-Red Fort stretch of the main road and that its...


10 May 2019
We Freed India From British, Will Remove Modi Now: Congress

We Freed India From British, Will Remove Modi Now: Congress

The TIME magazine has featured Modi on the cover of its international edition with a controversial headline, and a secondary one that reads ‘Modi the...


13 April 2019
British Envoy Expresses 'Deep Regret' But Remains Non-Committal To Apology At Jallianwala

British Envoy Expresses 'Deep Regret' But Remains Non-Committal To Apology At Jallianwala

On the issue of an apology, British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith said, I would ask you to respect what I came here to do which was to commemorate...


10 April 2019
Shameful Scar: UK PM Theresa May Expresses Regret Over Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Shameful Scar: UK PM Theresa May Expresses Regret Over Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

On April 13, 1919, British forces led by Brigadier General Reginald Dyer opened fire in Jallianwala Bagh on thousands of unarmed and peaceful protesters,...


14 February 2019
Banned By British In 1920, Punjabi Writer's Poem On Jallianwala Bagh Is Being Released In English

Banned By British In 1920, Punjabi Writer's Poem On Jallianwala Bagh Is Being Released In English

After going through the traumatic experience, he proceeded to write "Khooni Vaisakhi", a long poem that narrates the political events in the run-up to the...


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