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Rewriting History

Distorted history can never make people fully aware of their past and hence their present would have a void that would need to be filled.

Pangea Politics

Islamic Republic And The Current Turmoils In Iran

Revolutions are events. They are projects and processes, made and sustained by people insisting on living lives of dignity

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हरप्पा

वर्ष 1827 की बात है, ब्रिटिश फौज में एक फौजी होता था जेम्स लुइस उर्फ चार्ल्स मेसन। जेम्स को पुराने सिक्के इक्ट्ठा करने का शौक था, इस सिलसिले

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The Formation Of Linguistic States – Upholding Diversity Or Engendering Division?

At the stroke of the midnight hour, as India attained Independence from the British Raj, Swaraj or self-rule was the only silver lining...

Analyses

India And The Theory Of Oriental Despotism

The theory of oriental despotism in ancient India was propounded and used by the British as one of the justifications for colonization and t

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Medieval India: Did architecture really develop in the Sultanate time period?

Northwestern India, which became an important part of early Medieval India, was a land with clearly defined territorial divisions...

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Dalit Movement- A Historical Quest For Identity

“Caste is not just a division of labour, it is a division of labourers" - Dr B.R Ambedkar

Analyses

Comfort Women: Tales of Trauma and Twisted Apologies.

An account of enforced prostitution in the background of the World War II, anchored on a gendered understanding of war and...

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Divinity and Human Will In Homer’s Iliad

Iliad is a story about the civilization of the Greeks. It is believed to have been written by the poet Homer, presumably around the 8th...

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From Seamless to Steam-less: The Decline of the Bengali Āddā

Ah, to close one’s eyes and remember the ‘City of Joy’. The trailing trams, the marble building of the Victoria Memorial, the majestic...

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Learning As It Should Be: Reimagining the Noble Profession

Guest Opinion Image Credits: Parenting ‘Learning by heart’ has been an evergreen practice in the Indian context, with roots running deep...

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Waves of Change - Primogeniture Succession in Japan

It is said that the imperial family of Japan was so enamoured with chrysanthemum that they named their official seal and even their...

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Azaadi Through the Aperture: Immortalising a Nation’s Awakening

Henri Cartier Bresson (L), Homai Vyarawalla, Kulwant Roy (R) Image Credits: streethunters.net/eflux/Firstpost History dissolves: ashes to...

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Icarus’s Lost Paradise

When you think of philosophy in the early half of the twentieth century, those who are aware of its history will tell you that there were...

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The Wall that Speaks

Guest Opinion Image Credits: Gardenvisit Lahore Fort, the grandest of all the Mughal citadels ever built in Pakistan, isn’t just about...

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The Mahatma Versus Christian Missionaries

Guest Opinion Why India and the world need Gandhi: The New York Times Introduction Gandhi very well understood that people belonging to...

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History of Kalidasa’s Works: Through a Marxist Lens

The ancient period of the Indian subcontinent was marked with the writing of rich Sanskrit literature which provides us with an in-depth ins

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147 Years of ‘Truth Seeking’

24th September: Formation of Satyashodhak Samaj by Jyotiba Phule We can’t talk about Dalit politics and the rise of downtrodden masses in...

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Phyllis Schlafly: ‘Mrs. America’ Who Opposed Feminism

Rebecca Cook / Reuters In the words of one Phyllis Schlafly, “The feminist movement is simply not compatible with happiness. They are not...

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