history

The World Has a Ball

MJ Akbar

We could learn something from football. Break the law and there will be a stern penalty. That keeps the game credible

“Popular” History

Swapan Dasgupta

There is a thriving market in history books

Memory as Metaphor

Madhulika Liddle

Magic realism meets history in this retelling of Bangladesh’s origins

Delhi to Hyderabad

Madhulika Liddle

A historical novel traces how the nizam’s state acceded to India

Ram Setu: The Shallow Sea Bridge

Madhavankutty Pillai

The underwater land strip between India and Sri Lanka shuffles between myth, history, commerce and, now, Bollywood

The Revision Fetish

Pallavi Aiyar

Does renaming streets or demolishing statues redeem history?

Dustbins of History

Swapan Dasgupta

What is deemed enormously significant at a particular time doesn’t necessarily stand the test of time

‘I want to treat facts of history as sacred,’ says Navtej Sarna

Nandini Nair

Navtej Sarna’s new novel recounts the horrors of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The author and diplomat speaks to Nandini Nair about writing the history of Punjab and the freedom struggle through fiction

Our History Wars

Makarand R Paranjape

Hindutva and Swaraj VII

KR Meera: The Rebel’s Credo

Aditya Mani Jha

KR Meera’s latest novel blends mythology and history. The Malayalam author tells Aditya Mani Jha about creating strong women characters and the lure of the Bible