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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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New book explores Asian identity, provides history of the 20th century from an Asian perspective

Published by HarperCollins India, ‘Asia after Europe' by Prof. Sugata Bose will be released on 5 February on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.

Who was the real King Herod? Christmas villain who had set out to kill baby Jesus

Herod may have been a splendid builder and a savvy economist – and technically the King of the Jews. But in the eyes of the Gospel authors, it was Jesus who truly deserved that title.

Ahilyabai Holkar, Nehru, USSR — ThePrint’s PastForward tells us how we got here

'We're headbutting over history more and more now–not just in academia but in politics, social media, YouTube, and WhatsApp. It’s like history is on steroids,' says Rama Lakshmi, Editor, PastForward.

Gopal Patha built army to save Hindus, met Gandhi too: grandson on Great Calcutta Killings

Grandson Santanu Mukherjee says a Bollywood director recently sent his team to speak to him about a Gopal Patha biopic. ‘If I agree with the portrayal, will say yes’.

The strange history of ice cream flavours – from brown bread to Parmesan and paté

Whether it is a '99', an 'oyster' enjoyed at the beach, or the nearing jingle of an ice cream truck, ice cream has clear cultural and emotional links to recreation.

As ‘Biparjoy’ approaches Gujarat coast, here’s a look at some of India’s deadliest cyclones

Cyclones that have hit India recently has led to an increased focus on disaster preparedness in the country.

This ancient Mayan ‘ball-game’ has lessons for modern-day educators

Recently, a stone scoreboard was found by archaeologists in Mexico’s Chichén Itzá. Mayans appeared to have used it to play a ritualistic game with a heavy ball.

Bengal’s Ram Brahma Sanyal was Indian zoo pioneer in 1800s. Wrote handbook on care, breeding

Swami Vivekanand, Sister Nivedita, the son of the Russian czar and Nawab Wajid Ali Shah visited R B Sanyal’s zoo in Alipore.

Amritsar’s Rambagh Palace — a tragic tale of lost glory and systemic apathy 

Chandigarh: In December 1838 — just a few months before his death — Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire, escorted Lord...

Guru Granth Sahib manuscripts & state records to phulkari designs — how a digital library is ‘preserving’ Punjab

Panjab Digital Library, started in 2003 by 2 people with 'pure passion for history', is archiving undivided Punjab and has also digitised over 22 lakh pages of Himachal govt archives.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.