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National Committee of Archivists meets in Srinagar to discuss digitization of records

In his address, Director General of Archives Arun Singal said the democratization of information contained in public and private records is the key to making it accessible to all.

Science archives are taking off in India finally. TIFR to NCBS, histories are tumbling out of dusty rooms

Indira Chowdhury found handwritten letters between scientists from TIFR and the Indian Institute of Science, and a never-seen-before exchange between Homi Bhabha and Albert Einstein.

‘Whose history?’: In Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the archives are fighting

The bone of contention is the brief overlap between when the state of Hyderabad acceded to India and when the state of Andhra Pradesh was created.

I asked historians what find made them go ‘wait, wut?’ The answers didn’t disappoint

I asked a simple question on Twitter. About 300 historians replied.

Holi harmony is not for everyone. Archives show how some castes were kept out

Men have been killed, women assaulted, and villages razed during Holi festivities.

Don’t give modern character certificates to rulers like Khilji or Tipu

Our interest in taking offence to what someone has said about our past is really an interest in folklore and not history.

On Camera

Maps from a German bookstore started the race to Siachen Glacier

German mountaineers Stallbohm and Poncar recall their interactions with Col. Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar and shed light on the maps they gave him which drew his attention to Siachen.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.