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August 09, 2026
Secrets of Noklak Caves: How a pottery fragment rewrote Nagaland's prehistory
In the remote caves of Noklak, archaeologists have uncovered evidence that pushes back human habitation in Nagaland by 3,500 years
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August 09, 2026
'Northeast India has far greater archaeological potential than previously recognised': Tiatoshi Jamir
Tiatoshi Jamir, professor of archaeology, Nagaland University, explains how these findings reveal a rich past of hunter-gatherer communities, early agriculture, and ancient connections across Asia
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July 30, 2026
From Maharaja Ranjit Singh to fakirs: DAG revisits Emily Eden's India
Eden's work is noted for its artistic precision and unique access, but also reflects the political context of British colonial rule in India
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July 17, 2026
Was Elephanta Island the ‘Mumbai’ of the first millennium? What ASI's Gharapuri excavations tell us
Elephanta Island was not merely a religious centre known for its caves, but also an important political, administrative, and maritime hub
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June 12, 2026
OPINION | How equal are India-China relations? Decoding the myth, the phobia, and the reality
In recent times, China has increasingly demonstrated that it considers itself far ahead of India in every sphere, and it continues to treat New Delhi as unequal
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April 01, 2026
'Raja Shivaji': Abhishek Bachchan’s Sambhaji is NOT Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj in'Chhaava'!
Abhishek Bachchan is playing the role of Sambhaji Shahaji Bhosale in 'Raja Shivaji'; the great warrior died before Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was even born
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February 27, 2026
Prithviraj Chauhan, the braveheart who lacked tact
The Rajput warrior had defeated and routed Muhammad Ghori in the first battle of Tarain, but lost to him in the second battle. How and why did that happen? The eighth instalment of Tactics & Tacticians explains
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January 24, 2026
Why Shaksgam Valley belongs to India: A peek into the archives
Shaksgam’s link to Jammu and Kashmir is known, but how exactly India owns the valley remains less explored
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January 17, 2026
How did Greenland become a territory of Denmark? Some Norse history as ‘Trump Ragnarok’ fear looms
Amidst the talks of ‘US takeover of Greenland’, here is a brief history of Greenland, which is a rare meeting place of Norse myths, literature, history and European colonialism
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January 14, 2026
'Land Ahoy!': Indian Navy's stitched sailing ship 'INSV Kaundinya' reaches Oman port after historic 18-day voyage
The idea for the Indian Navy's 5th-century-style stitched sailing ship came from depictions of ancient Indian vessels in the Ajanta Caves
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January 11, 2026
Recalling a lost inheritance: Tracing India's intellectual amnesia in Shashi Ranjan Kumar's 'The Decline of Hindu Civilisation'
In 'The Decline of Hindu Civilisation', author and senior bureaucrat Shashi Ranjan Kumar argued that India continues to celebrate fragments of its past without understanding the intellectual systems that once sustained them
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January 11, 2026
Attacks on Somnath Temple not just for plunder, PM Modi says at Swabhiman Parv; hits out at Congress's 'slave mentality'
The three-day event marks 1,000 years since the first major attack on the Somnath Temple in Gujarat by Mahmud of Ghazni, and 75 years since it was restored
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December 27, 2025
The young guns of archaeology: Meet the team unearthing Tamil Nadu's past
Ancient Tamil civilisation's origins are being pushed further into antiquity thanks to groundbreaking evidence uncovered by young archaeologists at sites like Keeladi, Sivagalai and Adichanallur
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December 13, 2025
How the PMs’ museum blends history, archives and technology
Prime Ministers’ Museum & Library or the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya in Delhi redefines the legacy of India's leaders by transforming the former Nehru Memorial into an immersive, tech-heavy experience for all ages
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December 06, 2025
How an Irish soldier's defiance in India against British joined two freedom struggles
The Connaught Rangers Mutiny of 1920 in India was an act of Irish nationalist defiance against British rule, culminating in the execution of Private James Joseph Daly
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December 06, 2025
Inside Dagshai Jail: A story of Gandhi, Godse and Ghadar movement
Dagshai jail chronicles a complex past, having housed both Mahatma Gandhi in a VIP cell and, three decades later, his assassin Nathuram Godse
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December 06, 2025
When Mahatma Gandhi met condemned Irish soldier James Joseph Dali in Dagshai jail
Ireland and India's shared history is powerfully symbolised by the 1920 Connaught Rangers mutiny in Dagshai, where an Irish soldier's protest for his nation's freedom resonated with India's own independence movement
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November 28, 2025
A 164-year dehydration: How megadroughts slowly dismantled the Indus Valley Civilisation
A new study examined 2,000 years of rainfall and river-flow patterns across the Indus region to understand how the monsoons took place in the past
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November 07, 2025
'Vande Mataram' 150th anniversary controversy: What were the stanzas cut from the original poem?
PM Narendra Modi also lashed out against the Congress over the deletion of stanzas from the original poem during a Friday speech on the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram'
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November 01, 2025
From politics to play: 7 games based on real political events
From the French Revolution to Cold War narratives, some video games create entire worlds by reimagining politics
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August 16, 2025
When Alaska hosted an emperor: On Japan's quiet postwar diplomacy, and how the Trump-Putin meeting flipped the script
On September 26, 1971, Emperor Hirohito of Japan set foot on American soil for the very first time, accompanied by Empress Nagako, in a brief stop that would become a symbol of a transformation like no other
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August 15, 2025
History on wheels: What is the Jeep Wagoneer, and why is it important to India's Independence Day?
It was a Jeep Wagoneer in which General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Delhi Lieutenant General Bhavnish Kumar arrived at the site of the 79th Independence Day celebrations
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June 19, 2025
In Bangladesh’s belated Independence Day celebration in Delhi, one particular dish is ready to be the showstopper
A team of five chefs were flown in from Dhaka to Delhi on Tuesday morning to prepare this culinary marvel
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June 08, 2025
Untold Stories: When Jinnah wanted a united India
A new biography offers astartlingnew perspective on India’spartition—showinghow Mountbatten, armed with charm and steely determination, pushed a resigned Congress and a reluctant Muslim League into accepting his plan
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June 01, 2025
Barzani Museum in Iraqi Kurdistan: Where silence speaks
Though the museum bears Barzani’s name, it also honours a wider pantheon of figures who contributed to the Kurdish cause
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