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East or west, ilish is the best
Bengali’s love for fish has been a common factor that links the two sides of the border regardless of religion, caste or creed. However, when Sir Radcliffe drew the line of partition between the two Bengals, he also divided the rivers between the two sides.
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Gandhis in Amethi: From Sanjay to Rahul, the story of a pocket borough
Amethi’s first tryst with the Nehru-Gandhi family happened in 1980 when Sanjay Gandhi won the seat. In the next three decades, the constituency changed hands across three other members of the family.
Unnamed voters, Ambedkar’s defeat and global praise; the trials and tribulations of India’s first general elections
The general outlines of the electoral system had been laid down by years of practice under the British. Therefore, not much time was spent in Parliament debating the type of electoral system. Rather, it was the vastness of the undertaking that was a challenge to the Election Commission.
Nathuram Godse’s journey… till he shot Mahatma Gandhi
Nathuram Godse shot Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, 1948. Here is his journey from a small town in Maharashtra to becoming the man who killed the 'Father of the Nation
‘Saraswati is the most revered deity in Japan, after the Buddha’: Filmmaker Benoy Behl
Interestingly, the cultural exchange of religious traditions in Japan did not just result in a strong sense of reverence towards the Buddha and his doctrines, but is also visible in the large range of Hindu deities who are actively worshipped in Japanese culture.
‘Most damaging effect of majoritarianism on India’s polarised democracy is undermining of the rule of law’
In their recent book, anthropologists Angana P. Chatterji, Thomas Blom Hansen along with political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot make an elaborate analysis of the socio-cultural and political changes that India is witnessing post the BJP’s sweeping victory in 2014.
C R Park traders fish for memories as markets turn cosmopolitan
The uniqueness of the four markets that cropped up in the Bengali enclave back in the 1970s lies not just in the vast variety of food products they serve, but also in the special fabric of social relationships they gave birth to.
Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s coronation puts spotlight on ceremony’s Indian roots
Adulyadej passed away in 2016 at the age of 88, after having ruled for seven decades. Upon his death, the throne was inherited by Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known as Rama X, who had requested for some time to mourn his father’s death before taking over the kingdom symbolically.
May Day special: When a Bengali revolutionary founded the Mexican Communist Party
M N Roy, who left India during this period to raise funds, soon found himself intimately involved in the growing Communist struggle across the world.
World Heritage Day 2019: Five historic villages that are part of New Delhi
As we celebrate World Heritage Day on the theme of rural landscapes on April 18 this year, here is a look at five historic villages tucked away in the city’s growing urban topography.
On Jallianwala Bagh centenary, exhibition puts focus on lesser known facts, protagonists
The exhibition that is on display till April 28 has been curated over the last two and a half years. The idea was to shift focus from just the main incident to the days that preceded it and its aftermath.
Remembering the British journalist who was deported for his fearless reporting on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Horniman was also known to have smuggled into Britain the photographs of the massacre, which were published in the Daily Herald. His defiance, however, resulted in deportation.
New species of ancient human discovered in Philippines
The newest discovery challenges the fairly straightforward idea of human evolution. With the new finding, it becomes clear that the homo sapiens were definitely coexisting with other human species in other parts of the globe.
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