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Topic: Lachit Barphukan

‘Golden era of modern Assam’ or ‘bid to impress BJP brass’? Behind Himanta’s local culture push

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has taken up many cultural projects ranging from promoting Bihu to honouring 17th-century warrior Lachit Barphukan & renovating Ahom-era structures.

Even in defeat in Assam, Rajput general who led the Mughals praised his Ahom adversaries

In ‘The Ahoms: A Reimagined History’, Arup Kumar Dutta explores the Ahom dynasty’s fascinating 600-year rule over the Brahmaputra valley.

With Lachit Barphukan, BJP is giving a history lesson to Congress on how to remember icons

BJP's celebration of 17th century Assam warrior Lachit Barphukan stands in sharp contrast with Congress' selective glorification of historical figures.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.