Nearly 800 years ago to this month, in the spring of 1241, the Mongol armies surged into Europe like a flood without banks. Two battles,...

In the contrast between Prague’s civility and Berlin’s malaise lies the tale of two post-totalitarian nations and the leaders who shaped...

A forgotten martyr from Sialkot whose defiance shaped the soul of Punjab. The year was 1734. In the town of Sialkot, nestled in what is...

Seventy-seven years ago on April 3, 1948, the United States under President Harry Truman did something unprecedented in the history of...

The Battle of Khanwa was a defining moment in Indian history. Had the Rajputs under Rana Sanga triumphed, the Mughal empire might never...

The Third Battle of Panipat was no lamentable defeat but a testament to Maratha courage that shaped India’s history.

As India reassesses its history, justice demands acknowledging Savarkar’s contributions to the freedom struggle and the injustices he...

A history scrubbed of its ‘villains’ is a story half told. The past is beautiful depending upon which way you look at it---reminiscing is...

Thirteen individuals, including five minors, now find themselves on the wrong side of the law in Maharashtra. Their crime? Posting social...

In India, language is a bridge, unless you insist it’s a barrier.

This week marks the anniversary of a battle fought nearly three centuries ago that marked the high tide of an emerging Empire. The Battle...

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...