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Farrukh Dhondy | Why I’m happy to be a snob… amid linguistic revolutionaries
Indian historians, even in my school days, decolonised the accounts of Indian history written by British Raj historians
Aakar Patel | What India will we leave for future generations? Some thoughts on I-Day
The people are useful for the State as they give it legitimacy, but they are also seen as a nuisance that gets in the way of government
Aakar Patel | On Republic Day, time to reclaim our basic rights
On January 26, Republic Day, we mark the day when we put in force the laws that make the people of India sovereign
Former mansion of Maharaja Duleep Singh's son goes on sale in London
Duleep Singh was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire including Lahore in the 19th century until he was exiled to England during British Raj
Regulating the Internet: A darogha is a total misfit
Section 144 of the Indian Criminal Procedure Code is one such instrument used to lock down a potentially troublesome situation.
Is a State apology in order for the abolition of privy purses?
In one stroke, the word given by Sardar Patel and constitutionally committed as a sovereign guarantee was suddenly abolished.
A multi-generational food trail that doesn’t shy from hard facts
This triggers Junaid to think about why his grandfather killed himself, and if it had anything to do with the spice mix recipe.
Britain refuses to apologise for Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Britain's high commissioner to India laid a wreath on the 100th anniversary of the massacre, for which London is still to apologise.
Revenge of the Raj: UK disarray as Jallianwala anniversary looms!
The biggest wake up call for the government came when Theresa May lost the vote on the Brexit plan last week for the third time.
Bastar: A princely state that had a rich political history during the British Raj
Jagdalpur was its capital and it has a very modern-looking blue and white flag, consisting of a trishul and a narrow sliver of a moon.