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The Mouse-Trap Moment

Sudeep Paul

British intelligence agents, Indian revolutionaries, German conspirators and their cat-and-mouse games through World War I

The Heroes of Colachel

The forgotten battle of Travancore against colonialism

The French Connection

Ira Mukhoty uses alternative histories in her portrait of Awadh. She tells how the old Western point of view has become dated

Garden Variety

The past and present of botanical Delhi

The Playful Past

History lessons can be quite fun

Return to the Roots

Many schools are adding Indian knowledge and culture to their curricula before such subjects become mandatory

The Unravelling of Xi’s Empire

How will a crisis-ridden China affect India's power in the Global South?

Cocooned in Time

A cultural and biological history of silk

The Wall Writes Back

Homelands: A Personal History of Europe | A Kidnapped West | Beyond the Wall: East Germany | The Soviet Century: Archaeology of a Lost World | The Ruble: A Political History

The Lost Dominion

The forgotten United Bengal proposal and its lingering aftertaste

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