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Monday, July 28, 2025
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Topic: History

Excavation is just the beginning. Complex sites like Kaushambi need evidence-based approach

Kaushambi was forgotten after its excavation by GR Sharma. Then, in 2017, archaeologist BB Lal and a group of scholars returned to the site—not with shovels, but with questions.

Chhatrapati Shivaji is a new inflection point in Goan politics. And all nuance is lost

What unfolded that night at Uday Bhembre’s residence was the visible edge of a trend: Who controls the past, and through it, public imagination.

Vikram Sampath has a new history foundation. Gates must be opened, he says

The title of the new fellowship grant is itself an important signalling—named after historian Jadunath Sarkar, who was marginalised by mainstream academia post-Independence.

Hindu designer says ‘India has it better’, Pakistanis say ‘Go to India’

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

SubscriberWrites: The responsibility of the history teacher

Historians are responsible for promoting peace as well as truth through what they teach and write, but they cannot be effective unless they are supported.

Strategic thinkers ignored India’s foreign relations pre-1947. Dhruva Jaishankar fills the gap

Rather than an all-encompassing treatise, Dhruva Jaishankar considers his book, ‘Vishwa Shastra’, a jump-off point for those interested in India’s strategic thinking.

Narayani Gupta preserved Delhi history for decades. For scholars, she’s ‘God sent’

The release of 'Cities, Citizens, Classrooms and Beyond: Essays on Narayani Gupta' saw scholars such as Swapna Liddle, Lokesh Ohri, Ratish Nanda, and Amar Farooqui come together.

JNU wasn’t part of Nehru’s vision. It was supposed to be called Raisina University

In ‘This Too Is India’, author Githa Hariharan speaks to historians, playwrights, translators and more about issues that plague India.

Dalrymple is right on WhatsApp history. Our textbooks don’t even mention that debates exist

Students are expected to learn a great many names, events, and dates. But nowhere is it emphasised sufficiently that history is much more than just a set of facts.

Bengaluru is offering a slice of its rich past—in the chaos of KR Market

Through maps, photographs, texts, and poetry, the Banni Nodi project takes people back to Bangalore Fort and Tipu Sultan’s final battle against the East India company in 1799.

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A year after Bangladesh’s Monsoon Revolution, a parched summer looms ahead

Mob violence, Islamist rise, and political collapse haunt Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Can April 2026 elections restore order?

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.