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Nikita writes for the Research Section of IndianExpress.com, focusing on the intersections between colonial history and contemporary issues, especially in gender, culture, and sport....
Nikita writes for the Research Section of IndianExpress.com, focusing on the intersections between colonial history and contemporary issues, especially in gender, culture, and sport.
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Mar 20, 2026 18:20 IST
On this day in 1927, the Chawdar tank in Mahad was accessed by the Dalits, who claimed their right...
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For over 5,000 years, the Persian Gulf has been a hub of civilisation. From Elam and Sumer to the...
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Formed in 1979 with the initial aim of safeguarding the Islamic Revolution, IRGC directly answers...
Fri, Mar 13, 2026Mar 12, 2026 11:03 IST
Founded in 1960, the Deutsche Schule Bombay was the realisation of a long-cherished dream of the...
Fri, Mar 13, 2026Mar 06, 2026 17:21 IST
In September 1914, Captain Karl von Müller, who was in charge of ‘SMS Emden’, ordered an...
Fri, Mar 06, 2026Mar 05, 2026 10:05 IST
In 1501, Shah Isma'il the Safavid, from the Central Asian Safavid tribes, established the first...
Thu, Mar 05, 2026Feb 27, 2026 11:42 IST
US trade with India began immediately after America’s independence from Britain in 1783, when...
Sat, Feb 28, 2026Feb 24, 2026 15:15 IST
Rajaji was respected by both Gandhi, who called him his conscience keeper, and Jawaharlal Nehru....
Wed, Feb 25, 2026Feb 18, 2026 11:31 IST
Aminia’s legacy traces its roots to Dariabad, a small town near Lucknow, says Kabir Azhar, the...
Sun, Feb 22, 2026Feb 17, 2026 20:27 IST
Born in 1941, Jesse Jackson emerged as a civil rights leader, shaped by the principles of Martin...
Tue, Feb 17, 2026Feb 12, 2026 15:11 IST
Deepta Roy Chakraverti’s ‘Daktarin Jamini Sen’ traces Jamini Sen’s journey from her birth...
Thu, Feb 12, 2026Feb 11, 2026 12:30 IST
Founded in 1552 by King Edward VI in the United Kingdom, Shrewsbury School opened its fully...
Wed, Feb 11, 2026Feb 04, 2026 11:22 IST
While Trump described the reduction of tariffs on Indian goods as an act of reciprocity, an idea...
Wed, Feb 04, 2026Feb 02, 2026 16:55 IST
Vaikom Narayani Janaki served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for 23 days in 1988 following the...
Mon, Feb 02, 2026Jan 30, 2026 13:57 IST
Akhilesh Upadhyay’s book, In the Margins of Empires: A History of the Chicken’s Neck,...
Fri, Jan 30, 2026Jan 30, 2026 06:44 IST
Shahid Diwas, Mahatma Gandhi Ambedkar Debate: In 1931, Mahatma Gandhi questioned Ambedkar about his...
Fri, Jan 30, 2026Jan 22, 2026 10:57 IST
At a time when US President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ threatens the UN’s future, the...
Thu, Jan 22, 2026Jan 20, 2026 13:31 IST
Once played across the subcontinent under many names, kabaddi was rapidly standardised in newly...
Wed, Jan 21, 2026Jan 14, 2026 11:48 IST
While US President Donald Trump has reiterated his desire to take control of resource-rich...
Wed, Jan 14, 2026Jan 09, 2026 15:07 IST
The Monroe Doctrine was meant to keep European empires out of the Americas. But it has, scholars...
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We all hope for a memorable wedding, I just didn’t expect mine to end up as aviation...
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Apart from its proximity to the princely states—and Simla—Delhi’s symbolic importance as the...
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When survival meant erasing their own history, five women forged a desperate escape from the fall...
Tue, Dec 23, 2025Nov 28, 2025 13:59 IST
Furniture is not IKEA’s only claim to fame. It is also their meatballs. As the brand celebrates...
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Approaching its centenary, Trincas on Park Street stands as a symbol of Calcutta’s cosmopolitan...
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