It was the British who brought thousands of coolies to Shimla when they turned the place into the summer capital of India.
Rawat was comparing India and America’s covid-19 caseload when he said that “US ruled India for 200 years”.
The sculpture of an early 20th century Sikh fighter pilot, cricketer and golfer from Oxford University shall be constructed in the England port city of Southampton
A diamond bracelet and jewelled decorative elephants from Jaipur, among many other Indian heirlooms belonging to Lady Mountbatten shall be a part of the auction scheduled in March
As Commonwealth countries observe Remembrance Day this month, can India eulogise its soldiers without seeing their memory as a colonial relic?
The centennial commemoration of the Anglo-Kuki war and the politics associated with it reflects a silent but strong ethnic animosity among different communities in Manipur.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid homage to country's great leaders 'Mahatma Gandhi' and 'Lal Bahadur Shashtri'. He also went to Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat
Sanctioned by the British Army, the Prize Agents, active since autumn of 1857, ransacked houses, havelis, palaces and other properties, pauperising the royalty of Delhi overnight.
In the mad rush of life in Delhi today, one cannot even think that red-light area existed on the Kashmere Gate-Red Fort stretch of the main road and that its occupants called out to the Tommies.
The TIME magazine has featured Modi on the cover of its international edition with a controversial headline, and a secondary one that reads ‘Modi the Reformer’, as the country enters the final phase of the mammoth general election.
On the issue of an apology, British High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith said, I would ask you to respect what I came here to do which was to commemorate those who died here a 100 years ago -- to express the sorrow of the British government and people.
On April 13, 1919, British forces led by Brigadier General Reginald Dyer opened fire in Jallianwala Bagh on thousands of unarmed and peaceful protesters, including women and children, killing hundreds of them.
After going through the traumatic experience, he proceeded to write "Khooni Vaisakhi", a long poem that narrates the political events in the run-up to the massacre and its immediate aftermath.
The Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation (BSMF) and the Bhagat Singh Foundation Pakistan (BSFP) demanded that he be declared as a "national hero" of Pakistan.
More than 10,000 people joined a march in Melbourne where protestors chanted "always was, always will be Aboriginal land"
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.