History as a subject is fascinating. It is full of lores, stories, legends, great conquests of mankind and the development of technology with the spread of civilisation. But is history the study of how dinosaurs lived and evolved? No, that is palaeontology. Is history the study of how continents and oceans are formed? The answer […]
Why and How to study history Read More »
“In bravery, he is not to be surpassed. Who can excel him in the love of country? He is rash and impetuous, say some — and if he has the dash and rashness of a warrior, he also has the prudence of a statesman — he is pure as a crystal, he is truthful beyond suspicion. He is a knight sans peur, sans reproche – the nation is safe in his hands.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
Rise of the leader in Jawaharlal Nehru Read More »
When Robert Clive returned to London in 1760, after his second journey to India and defeating Siraj-ud-Daula at the battle of Plassey, as one of the richest men of Europe, he was called the ‘Clive of India’ and belonged to or probably sowed the seeds of a new class, what came to be known as
The Nabobs of London – A summary Read More »
Paintings are probably the oldest form of historiography which has quickly developed into an art form. It started off as storytelling and later developed into something more complex and intricate. We have all seen, in person or through some media, the ancient wall paintings in caves to the famous Guernica. We have seen the Monalisa
Colours, Scrolls and Stories Read More »
When we were young we used to get scared of the word pulis (Police). No, we were not any gangsters or local trouble making goons. We were scared because we were very simple folks without any connection with either ‘bad people’ or ‘good people’. It was the year 2001 and I was a six-year-old who
