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Siege of Delhi Illustration
Commentary
The Forgotten 1947 Siege of Delhi: Scripted in Pakistan, Executed by Indian Muslims and Foiled by Sardar Patel
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
This is the story of Pakistan's attempted capture of Delhi less than a month after India attained independence and how Sardar Patel foiled it
The Unvarnished Fanatic Syed Ahmad Barelvi was not a Freedom Fighter or Reformer
History Vignettes
The Unvarnished Fanatic Syed Ahmad Barelvi was not a Freedom Fighter or Reformer
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
8 min read
A brief profile of Syed Ahmad Barelvi who sought to re-impose Islamic rule in India through Jihad and Sharia
Tarikh-i-Habibi: The Dénouement of Irfan Habib
History Vignettes
Tarikh-i-Habibi: The Dénouement of Irfan Habib
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
9 min read
Concluding part of the series tracing the career, scholarship and the destructive role played by Irfan Habib in the Indian cultural and historical discourse
Illustration of Murshid Quli Khan's Torture Method
History Vignettes
Building a Pit of Human Shit as the Revenue Model of Murshid Quli Khan
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
Murshid Quli Khan adopted extremely savage methods of torture to extract revenue from the Bengal province
Kautilya’s Eternal Imprint on the History of Bharatavarsha: An Introduction
History Vignettes
Kautilya’s Eternal Imprint on the History of Bharatavarsha: An Introduction
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
The first part of a series tracing the imprint of Chanakya and Kautilya on various aspects of the civilisational history of Bharatavarsha.
Illustration of Murshid Quli Khan
History Vignettes
Murshid Quli Khan: The Brahmana who Founded Murshidabad
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
The first episode of a comprehensive history of Murshid Quli Khan, Aurangzeb's confidant and the first Nawab of Bengal
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