history
Tome Team
Diana Preston on writing Mughal thrillers with her husband, the fun of pseudonyms and ethics of fictionalising history.
A Family Album of India
Anusha Yadav seeks to document India’s social history using family archives with the Indian Memory Project.
25 Wayward Years
The net has really grown since its conception, but we still don’t know what it’ll grow to be.
Golden Rule
The story of Ranjit Singh, whose military genius and legendary reign makes you reflect on the many what-ifs of Indian history.
Striking Back at the Empire
Pavan Varma believes the liberation of our colonised mind requires us to learn from our ancient past. But did the past he envisages ever exist?
Still Moving Histories
An exhibition in London looks at 150 years of photography in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Lethal Language
In Madhulika Liddle’s ‘historical’ crime novel set in Shahjahanabad, the most brutal murder is that of the Urdu language.
The Emperor’s New Portrait
A BBC journalist wades into Mughal history to paint a picture of the fifth emperor in miniature detail, up close and thrilling
A Brief History
From the humble langot to G strings, funky trunks, boxers with Superman prints... male underwear in India has come a long way.
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