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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TopicQueen Victoria

Topic: Queen Victoria

How the widow’s veil evolved in the West—Queen Victoria to Jackie Kennedy

Mineke Schipper’s 'Widows' offers a global history of widows, drawing from ancient Egypt and Greece, medieval India, and modern Europe.

Lala Deen Dayal—celebrated photographer who captured the who’s who of 19th-century India

Lala Deen Dayal brought to photography what Raja Ravi Varma brought to paintings.

Hindu Sena’s adoration of Queen Victoria shows they don’t know their history

The truth about British rule and Queen Victoria, as historians have written, is quite different.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.