Spotlight

Decoding Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam: Where Brahmin-Bashing and Love Jehad Team up
By
Subroto Roy
9 min read
A deeply scholarly analysis of how the 1999 Hindi film, "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" subtly promotes Love Jehad by using Brahmin-bashing as one of its premises. Also included is a detailed critique of th ...
How the Ubiquitous Chapati Forged the First War of Indian Independence: An Unsolved Mystery
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
An intriguing and delightful anecdote of how mass distribution of chapatis played a mysterious role during the first war of Indian independence.
Illustration of Valentia's Route from Calcutta to Bhagalpur
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
7 min read
Viscount Valentia's diary recording his journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur provides a candid picture of how an unapologetic colonist views Indians as an inferior people
Romilayana: How Romila Thapar Lied her Way to Historical Eminence
By
Shankar Saran
5 min read
A new series tracking the dubious career of Romila Thapar, the foremost member of the cabal of the so-called Marxist historians
Siege of Delhi Illustration
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
महाराजा संभाजी राजे यांचे एक न ऐकलेले संस्कृत भाषेच्या पत्रात  असे लिहिलेले  की आपण बादशहा औरंगजेेब याला पकडून कैद करूया
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
इतिहासातला लेख आहे एका न ऐकलेल्या पत्राबद्दल जे छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे यांचे पुत्र महाराज संभाजीराजे यांनी संस्कृतमध्ये लिहिले आणि सनातन धर्माच्या पुनरुज्जीवनासाठी अमूल्य सेवा केली
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