Off Centre
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A history on foot: How Mumbai’s cosmopolitan past shaped Indian nationalism
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Tracing change and continuity through a dazzling history of Indian jewellery
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Centuries before the Europeans landed, Gujarat’s Cambay was a melting pot of trade and culture
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Gardens in India have surprisingly ancient and sprawling roots
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Rhinos to Lisbon, turkeys to Agra: Recalling the history of animal gifts in pre-colonial times
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What a 15th-century letter-writing manual reveals about life and India
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What a Jain merchant’s rare and candid autobiography tells us about life in the Mughal era
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Caste, class and aspiration: What old cookbooks reveal about new India
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In the lockdown, a reminder of the missing histories of women at work
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We know all about warrior queens like Lakshamibai. Let’s talk of medieval India's businesswomen
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Why Ashoka, the emperor of India who inspired the symbols of new republic, is still worth reading
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What Mumbai’s history of mass protest reveals about its citizens
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What the story of Medini Rai, the man who once took on Babur, tells us about biography and history
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On Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, a reminder of the deep roots of the right to protest in India
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Why a 15th-century manuscript of Indian recipes lists eight kinds of samosas – none with potatoes
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Chintz, calico, pyjamas: How India’s Indian Ocean textile trade rose in the east and set in the west
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What a 2,000-year-old Greek merchant’s manual tells us about the Indian monsoon and oceanic trade