Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation by G. N. Devy (2022): A Review by Kislaya Priyadarshi
G. N. Devy’s Mahabharata: The Epic and the Nation (published by Aleph Book Company in 2022) explores the reasons for…
Of Promises, Permissions and Possible Lives in Main Wapas Aaunga – Jyoti Dalal
In Imtiaz Ali’s Main Waapis Aaunga, the promise to return finds its softer counterpart in the permission to leave. If…
The Ghadar Movement: A Forgotten Struggle by Rana Preet Gill (2025): A Review by Swati Rai
Curious about the literal meaning of the word ‘Ghadar,’ though fully aware that exact translation in another tongue would be an…
Caste: A Global Story by Suraj Milind Yengde (2025): A Review by Anil Kumar
Caste has long been treated as India’s distinctive social formation, bound within its history, religion, and politics. Suraj Milind Yengde’s…
Jahan Ara Begum 1614–1681: A Biographical Study by Nausheen Jaffery and edited by Shailaja Kathuria (2025): A Review by Laiba Zahid
Jahan Ara Begum (1614-1681): A Biographical Study, authored by Nausheen Jaffery and edited by Shailaja Kathuria (published by Tulika Books…
The Ghazal Eros: Lyric Queerness in History by Shad Naved (2025): A Review by Yash Singh Sisodiya
Shad Naved’s The Ghazal Eros: Lyric Queerness in History (published by Tulika Books in 2025) is a groundbreaking and genre-defining…
The Dialectics of Nostalgia and Disillusionment Through the Lens of Heller’s A Theory of History – Prarthana Dixit
The recent surge in monarchist sentiment in Nepal reveals a deeply troubling picture of the masses’ disillusionment with democracy. Amish…
From Trial to Text: Judgement at Nuremberg and the Reconstruction of the Past – Sulagna Moitra
“Let it now be noted that here in our decision, this is what we stand for: justice, truth and the…
Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve by Urmilla Deshpande and Thiago Pinto Barbosa (2024): A Review by Jose Benny
Young scholars in the social sciences are often nudged by their professors to direct their curiosity towards the historical context…
Reading Bhagat Singh in Today’s India – Sunit Singh
Bhagat Singh is often remembered as one of India’s greatest freedom fighters, but his vision of revolution extended far beyond…