During the colonial period, both the Khasi and the Jaintia communities of Meghalaya were referred to as Khasis. After the first An...
Read moreBearRāmāyaṇā Jāmbavān, the bear, appears in the Rāmāyaṇā where he is addressed as a ‘Rikṣa’ and as a ‘Vānarā’. The second appel...
Read moreOn 8 July 1947, A British barrister arrived in India. He was given just a couple of days notice to leave for India. It was his fir...
Read moreA Forgotten King and his deity12th July 1576, a landmark day in the history of medieval Bengal. At the battle of Rajmahal, Akbar’s...
Read moreVOL XXIIPopular history is often shaped by subsequent narratives. Ask anyone who secured independence for India from the British,...
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