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To Die or Not to Die

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The perils of a binary reading of sources at odds with a complicated reality

The Making of an Indophile

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Wendy Doniger’s early impressions of the country, written in her 20s

The Challenge of Reclaiming India

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Hindutva and Swaraj IV

Power and Religion

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The complex evolution of cultures and societies in the Deccan

Naval Mutiny and the War on Memory

Pramod Kapoor

On the anniversary of the naval mutiny, remembering how Utpal Dutt’s 1965 play memorialising the event had landed him in jail

‘A Biographer Is an Artist under Oath,’ says Ramachandra Guha

Nandini Nair

Ramachandra Guha’s new book portrays seven westerners who joined India’s freedom movement. He speaks to Nandini Nair about today’s rebels and the meaning of patriotism

The End of Inevitability

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The linear narrative of India’s freedom struggle and its unrealised possibilities

Who and Why?

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The players, plots and the movement that led to Gandhi’s murder

The Literary Journeys of Shashi Tharoor

David Davidar

Mind in motion

How Vrindavan Saved Shivaji

Makarand R Paranjape

The aesthetics of Indian politics VII

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Indian history

To Die or Not to Die

The Making of an Indophile

The Challenge of Reclaiming India

Power and Religion

Naval Mutiny and the War on Memory

‘A Biographer Is an Artist under Oath,’ says Ramachandra Guha

The End of Inevitability

Who and Why?

The Literary Journeys of Shashi Tharoor

How Vrindavan Saved Shivaji

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