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Dada Harir ni Vav: A Harem Keeper’s Legacy On the fringes of Ahmedabad is a stepwell built by the harem keeper of a medieval Sultan.

The Romance of Indian Muslin An account of how this near-invisible fabric enchanted the world

Savarkar’s mercy petitions: Truth vs Hype By his own admission, Savarkar wrote at least four petitions for clemency and release from prison. Only four of the several thousand political prisoners who languished, were tortured and died in Cellular Jail, are known to have asked for clemency

Nehru’s Word: The Story of Hagia Sophia "Those stones and walls had seen a lot of Juma namaz and Sunday services. On their worn-out faces is an apparent smirk and a mellow voice: how ignorant and foolish is this human creature who does not learn by his thousands of years of experience"

Gauri Lankesh murder: SC sets aside HC order quashing charge sheet against accused for KCOCA offences A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar allowed the pleas filed by the state and Gauri Lankesh's sister Kavitha Lankesh challenging the high court verdict on April 22 this year

The Fiery Madam Cama Madam Bhikaiji Cama shook the British administration in India with her demand for Independence

Taliban is not what it was 20 years ago M K Bhadrakumar writes: It has transformed into an incredibly diverse movement that made inroads into all communities and ethnic groups, has diversified external relations in the West and East alike, and is hankering for legitimacy.

'शुरू का रहन-सहन' | जवाहरलाल नेहरू का इंदिरा को पत्र The Early Civilizations : a letter from Nehru to Indira Gandhi

On Rabindranath Tagore’s fascination with the theme of death Vantage will regularly feature extracts from the best current works of non-fiction. Our first selection comes from Death and Dying, a collection of essays edited by psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar.

'Never a Mahatma': A Look at Ambedkar’s Gandhi Gandhi, an essential ingredient in the making of India's image across the world, needs to be seen through Dr Ambedkar's eyes.

Why Bengal needs to learn from Tagore's words on resolving conflicts though 'Hindu viewpoint' In his article ‘Swadeshi Samaj’, Tagore wrote about importance of shunning violence to dominate the rivals, and that of ‘Hindu viewpoint’ as the only way out to resolve conflict in Indian society.

Finding Tagore in Shantiniketan | Tales & Trails Why was it so important for the Nobel Laureate and does it have answers for today?