In India, Bollywood – as rightly described and named by Helle Ryslinge in her film makes cinema that is often ‘larger than life.’ Chhaava, yet another Bollywood release about a ‘righteous Hindu king’ ...

“This book is the culmination of over a decade of research into India’s deeper historical patterns,” said Dr. Vemsani. “I dedicate it to all colonized peoples. While political colonization may have ...

At the start of the academic year this month, 12th-year students of history and politics at tens of thousands of schools across India returned to a syllabus and textbooks that had been significantly ...

IN HIS DECADE in power Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has centralised the state to an unprecedented extent. Yet his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to attract many voters in the more ...

Nautch girls were significant cultural figures in pre-colonial India, though the term ‘nautch girls’ is a colonial construct, a possessive English word appended to thousands of years of tradition of ...

The 15-episode video series will explore different periods of Indian history through the lens of food. The short videos spanning eight to fifteen minutes target youngsters between the ages of 12 and ...