The uses of history
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How did Alexander become ‘the Great’? A new exhibition explores the making of a myth
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Emily Eden’s diary reveals what New Year’s Eve meant for memsahibs in British India
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Why I started a petition asking Modi to revoke Partition Horrors Day: A Sindhi historian explains
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How 17th century Dutchmen helped shape the modern-day advertising industry
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Leadership lessons from South India’s ‘greatest king’, Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara
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Donald Trump’s impeachment verdict mirrors the process that turned ancient Rome into an autocracy
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Why are Dalits marking the death anniversary of a medieval sultan in Delhi’s Lodi Gardens?
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Why are some Pakistanis demanding a statue of Raja Dahir, the last Hindu king of Sindh?
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Videos: Nehru has a tryst with the Grammies via this jazz composition set to his famous speech
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What history proves: Indian mosques barring women is only a recent trend
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South African apartheid museum offers free passes to town with racist work permits