Regardless of the merits of the films being made on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, his legacy deserves its own reckoning. With ‘Chhava,’...

The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946 terrified the British into leaving, but was relegated as a footnote in India’s official history. On...

A 1077 diplomatic mission from the Chola Empire to the Song court raises questions about ancient maritime rivalries, trade and the...

The unsung Jat hero from Rohtak, Sir Chhotu Ram and his Unionist Party stood as the bulwark against Jinnah’s ambitions for Punjab, but...

History is fickle. Some battles leave scars that fade faster than anticipated; others cast shadows long before anyone realizes their...

Amid soaring real estate prices and widespread encroachments, the vast holdings of the metropolis’ early landowners hold stories of...

The Western assumption that all conflicts are amenable to negotiation misunderstands the zero-sum logic that governs much of the Middle...

In the spring of 1848, two British naturalists, John Wolley and Alfred Newton, sailed to Iceland, propelled by equal measures of ambition...

It was 1976, or maybe 1977, during a hated French lesson, that Ajay, sitting behind me in class, tapped me on the back and muttered out...

In an exclusive chat with ‘The Perfect Voice’ freedom fighter Vithal Yalgi, 98, reveals anecdotes from the 1924 Congress plenary session...

The year was 1810, the place was Canton - a city on the edge of Qing Dynasty China, where trade and tension often mingled in precarious...

Kanhoji Angre, a Maratha naval admiral, is vividly brought to life in Sohail Rekhy’s Angria, capturing his relentless battles, personal...

A case of life and death in the South Atlantic redefined the boundaries of necessity and continues to intrigue lawyers and writers alike....

On November 22, India marks the 57th death anniversary of Master Tara Singh, a towering figure and a fearless leader who changed the...

On August 5, 1966, Bian Zhongyun, vice-principal of the Girl’s Secondary School affiliated to Beijing Normal University, was beaten to...

India has long been a land of valiant kings and queens who defended their realm against invaders for over a millennium. From the British...

Recently, conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson’s show with a podcaster Darryl Cooper stirred huge controversy. Cooper, a...

Few historical figures command the universal reverence that Mahatma Gandhi does. His enduring legacy of non-violence, justice, and social...

In the autumn of 1983, browsing through a university bookshop, I stumbled upon ‘An Introduction to the Study of Stellar Structure’ by S....

The siege of great cities in modern history has made for some harrowing though memorable non-fiction narratives: Cornelius Ryan’s ‘The...