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Saturday, April 4, 2026
TopicAncient History

Topic: Ancient History

What graffiti tells us about ancient Indians—from Tamil merchants to Sogdian pilgrims

In a 2023 paper, Professor Ingo Strauch argued that graffiti should be considered a genre of Indian epigraphy using a powerful case study—the Ashokan pillar in Prayagraj.

When did Kakatiya queen Rudramadevi die? Answer was under a stone pillar in Telangana

Material and photos of artefacts discovered as part of a programme under Pleach India Foundation were on display at the History Literature Festival in Hyderabad.

Historian’s role is bigger than simple questions of beef and Hinduism: Preeti Gulati at KLF

Historians Romila Thapar, Kumkum Roy, and Preeti Gulati were part of a session titled ‘Women Writing History: Three Generations’ at the Kerala Literature Festival.

Why is world obsessed with sports? Ancient history has answers

If you walked down a city street in ancient Greek and Roman times, it’s likely you’d come across children or even adults playing a ball game.

What links Hampi to Indian movies—wet saris and the Queen’s Bath

Some habits like voyeurism and male gaze cut across cultures and the passage of time. The men in Hampi would lounge in the balconies to catch a glimpse of women in the Queen’s Bath.

Bhandarkar Inst is documenting India’s epic history—Ellora caves to Mahabharata battlefield

The IIC hosted the inauguration of The Future of the Past: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, an exhibition showcasing the history and cultural records preserved by the institute.

What’s the Japanese Wabi-Sabi aesthetic all about? ‘Miserable tea’, flawed beauty, loneliness

Wabi and Sabi are similar but distinct concepts, yoked together far more often outside Japan than in it.

SubscriberWrites: History, the narrative, is bound change with times

History is in our minds, the perceptions of historians is what we learn. So, each of us can be a historian at our term and rejoice in life while we can.

Chariots, warriors, burials — ASI has finally found proof Aryans were no invaders in India

The excavations at Sinauli now form the earliest record of a warrior tribe in the subcontinent. The unearthed chariots are reminiscent of the Aryans.

SubscriberWrites: Ancient ties of India and the Arab world

Though Sanskrit, Farsi & Arabic are distant languages, having many millennia of trade ties between regions only provokes more inquisitiveness and the possibility of cognates in words.

On Camera

This is how Strait of Hormuz shock is forcing a global trade reset

The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.