Amartya Sen
There is a lot that Bihar can learn from its glorious past to solve problems currently plaguing the state
Mughal history is so much more interesting when seen through the art and literature patronised and inspired by the emperors
Lincoln followed Douglas on his campaign trail, goading him from the audience
Kuldip Nayar’s memoirs, really a personalised history of contemporary India, are a good read. But his apologies and retractions since its publication do justice neither to his book nor his reputation as a journalist
A dispassionate history of sex and the powerful mythologies that have surrounded it down the ages
The director of the British Museum managed to draw 18 million people away from their tellies, enticing them back to the radio. Here’s how
World cuisine may take you places. But reminders of the past and our own nativity lie in foods which are sadly being fast forgotten.
Diana Preston on writing Mughal thrillers with her husband, the fun of pseudonyms and ethics of fictionalising history.
Anusha Yadav seeks to document India’s social history using family archives with the Indian Memory Project.