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Why Panjab University row struck such a chord. A 143-yr legacy shaped by Partition, patronage & politics

The Centre’s bid to modify the composition of the university’s two decision-making bodies from elected bodies to nominated ones has sparked an unprecedented student protest on campus.

Meghnad Desai’s last book brings Gandhi and Jinnah in one frame. ‘It’s the story of India’

‘This book is not just Mohan and Muhammad. It's Mohan, Muhammad, and Meghnad,’ said Kapish Mehra, managing director, Rupa Publications at the launch event on Wednesday.

Pakistan created a Gurdaspur myth for way too long. The truth was very different

Despite there being no contemporaneous evidence, it has often been argued that the 1947 Radcliffe Award, which defined the boundary between India and Pakistan...

Don’t reduce Partition to our trauma vs theirs. It’s not about revenge

Remembering Partition is important. But let's do it ethically.

A Partition journey from Jhang to Hisar. Avoiding bitterness helped family thrive

At the launch of Sumant Batra’s Kafila: A Jhangi Family’s Partition Memoir, harmony was a recurring theme. ‘Best way to survive was to embrace a pan-Indian identity,’ said an audience member.

Nehru and Jinnah made Indian politics their personal quarrel. Partition was a consequence

Ambedkar regarded both Gandhi and Jinnah as suffering from ‘colossal egotism’, who made Indian politics a matter of their ‘personal quarrel’ and brought it to a standstill.

SubscriberWrites: How the British Empire engineered today’s border conflicts

From Kashmir to Palestine, many modern border conflicts trace their roots to Britain’s imperial exits—hasty, divisive, and devastatingly enduring.

For Haryanvi YouTubers, Pakistan is an ancestral pilgrimage. Jyoti Malhotra isn’t alone

Haryana’s Jat heartland—Rohtak, Jhajjar, Hisar, and Bahadurgarh—shares a unique bond with Pakistan’s Punjab, where Muslim Jats settled after Partition.

When Partition pressure caused a rift between Sardar Patel & Railway minister John Mathhai

In 'Honest John', Bakhtiar K Dadabhoy introduces John Matthai, independent India’s first railways and transport minister, to a new generation.

Jogendranath Mandal could’ve been Bengal’s Ambedkar. Backing Jinnah made him history’s footnote

One lapse in judgement cost Mandal not just his political career, but his place in history.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.