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AP : Milkha Singh became the first ever athlete from India to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Cardiff 1958.

The Medal That Started It All: India's Historic Medals And Journey At Commonwealth Games

BY Outlook Sports Desk

Dara Shukoh by Amit Ranjan

The Poet-Prince: Excerpt from Amit Ranjan's 'Dara Shukoh'

AP : Messi just missed a golden oppurtunity from becoming the highest goalscorer in the history of FIFA World Cup

Messi's Date With Destiny Delayed: Missed Penalty Delays World Cup History

BY Outlook Sports Desk

Photo: PTI : Previous Govts Tried to Suppress June 20, Erase Syama Prasad's Role in Creation of West Bengal: CM

Previous Govts Tried to Suppress June 20, Erase Syama Prasad's Role in Creation of West Bengal: CM

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Praggnanandhaa Scripts History, Becomes First Indian To Win Norway Chess Title

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Jiahao Shen

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BY Vineetha Mokkil

AP : Zimbabwe's players line up for the national anthems before the start of their T20 World Cup match against Australia in Colombo.

IND Vs ZIM, T20 World Cup: A Crash Course On Zimbabwe Cricket

BY Bhuvan Gupta

milanocortina26/X : Athletes in action in Milano Cortina 2026.

India At Winter Olympic Games: The Forgotten Feat Of Chamonix 1924

BY Soubhagya Chatterjee

X/Shiva Keshavan : Arif Mohammed Khan was India's sole athlete to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

India At Winter Olympic Games: Recap Of Nation's Medal-Less 58-Year Journey

BY Outlook Sports Desk

Cover of The Courtesan, Her Lover and I

Book Review of 'The Courtesan, Her Lover And I': Finding A Place In History

| Photo: IMAGO

Outlook Anniversary Issue: The Labour Of Historical Fiction

BY Aanchal Malhotra

Outlook 30th Anniversary Issue: Imagined Spaces As Resistance, Rememberance

Outlook 30th Anniversary Issue: Imagined Spaces As Resistance, Rememberance

BY Outlook News Desk

Lal moves fluently between traditions, geographies, and periods, offering close readings of texts and performances alongside broader reflections on theatrical practice.

Remembering, Recording, Rethinking Theatre

X.com :
Born in Kenya to South Indian parents, Amrith grew up in Singapore and graduated from the University of Cambridge.

Indian-Origin Historian Sunil Amrith Wins British Academy Book Prize

BY Outlook News Desk

Zubaan Books : Women Writing History: Three Generations

A Century of Words: Women Writing History: Three Generations

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BY Anjali Rawat (Avi)

Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images : An image said to be of Maratha king Sambhaji. Anonymous, c1650 - c. 1699.

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'Chhaava' And The Larger-Than-Life Sambhaji

BY Shantanu Paranjpe

| Text & Artwork by Samit Das : Exploring the Void: Artworks from the series ‘Architecture of Silence’, which captures the emerging dialogue between the past and the present

Culture & Society

The Politics Of Piecing Together The Past

| Photo: Wikimedia Commons : Figurines of Female Deities:
A 9th century red sandstone sculpture in Madhya Pradesh

The Trouble With The Quest For A Vedic Civilisation

Photo: Speaking Tiger Books : Book cover of Connaught Place and the Making of New Delhi

'Connaught Place And The Making Of New Delhi' By Swapna Liddle | Excerpt

BY Swapna Liddle

Photo: Pamela Smith for AP : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar

Politics Of The Day Indulges In Cherry-Picking Facts: Jaishankar On Tipu Sultan

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Photo: Irish Embassy : Historians William Dalrymple and Jane Ohlmeyer with Irish Ambassador Kevin Kelly and British High Commissioner Lindy Cameron

“Ireland, India And Empire”: A Conversation Between William Dalrymple And Jane Ohlmeyer

BY Apeksha Priyadarshini

| Photo: Suresh K. Pandey : Spellbinding: The majestic Jama Masjid in Shahjahanabad (present-day Old Delhi)

My Name Is Delhi

Credit - Penguin House India : Book cover of Before I Forget

Review Of M.K. Raina’s 'Before I Forget': Moving Depiction Of A Theatre Luminary’s Life

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