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Ram Puniyani
Are Christian Missionaries Vestiges of Colonialism?
24 Jul 2021
It bears repetition that the launch of Christian missionary work and British rule occurred centuries apart.
Githa Hariharan, Nayantara Sahgal
The Glittering Aspiration that was India
05 Oct 2020
On the 151st birth anniversary of Gandhi, we present a conversation between writers Githa Hariharan and Nayantara Sahgal about the "glittering aspiration" that was India.
Ram Puniyani
Creating Communal Rhetoric From Moplah Rebellion
11 Jul 2020
A film on one of the thousands executed by the British for the rebellion generates controversy.
Ashok Gopal
Phule as a Radical Educator: Reading a Nineteenth Century Political Play
28 Nov 2019
One of the examples of this policy, which is relevant to the production of Phule’s play, concerns the Peshwa practice of dakshina, an annual distribution of a large sum of state funds to brahmins in…
Saurav Kumar
Raj Kumar Shukla: The Unsung Pioneer of Champaran Satyagrah
23 Aug 2019
Role of Raj Kumar Shukla in turning Champaran Satyagrah into a reality, sadly, is a less known and subtly discussed chapter of history.
S Irfan Habib
No Mere Martyr: Chandra Shekhar Azad Had No Truck With ‘Kaley Angrez’
24 Jul 2019
Azad was a compatriot of other great revolutionaries and a socialist at heart who never stopped fighting British rule.
Ram Puniyani
RSS in Textbooks: Contrasting Concepts of ‘Nation’ and ‘Nation Building’
16 Jul 2019
Sant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University changes ‘Rise of Communalism in India’ with ‘History of RSS and its Role in Nation Building’ in B.A. History syllabus
Prabir Purkayastha
100 Years After Jallianwala Bagh, Is Dyerism Emerging in India?
15 Apr 2019
On the centenary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Prabir Purkayastha speaks with Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay about the aftermath of the massacre, Bhagat Singh, Dyerism in India, and Modi government’s failure…
Tikender Singh Panwar
Centenary of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, No Apology Yet
13 Apr 2019
While the Indian soil, where this monstrous act took place remains eluded from even customary observances at the behest of the government, the Indian community in UK is demanding an apology from the…
HS Anupama
Savitribai: The Legacy of a Much Loved Teacher
03 Jan 2018
Despite all the obstacles, Savitribai Phule did not stop her fight to educate girls.