If the US does invade Canada, it won’t be the first time
Trump’s threats to take over Canada and Mexico (and elsewhere) have stirred up a shit-storm of push-back. Perhaps it’s a good time to remember some relevant history. That’s what the…
History
Situating The Rise of Subaltern Historiography
Introduction Subaltern Historiography as we know came up as a branch of study with E.P. Thomson in the 1960s writing about the British labour movement and its significance. After that…
Who ruled India? A walk through India’s political history
In recent years, much has been written and spoken about Hindu subjugation under Muslim and British rule for many centuries, as the cause of the disadvantages today’s India faces. The…
Roman Oligarchs Avoided Tax Liability and Restrictions on Land Size
The oligarchic tradition of land-grabbing and tax dodging goes back centuries. Roman land tenure was based increasingly on the appropriation of conquered territory, which was declared public land, the ager publicus…
Communal Misrepresentation of History Harms National Unity
Several eminent scholars have warned time and again that false misrepresentation of history in communal terms can be very harmful for national unity, and it is very sad that despite…
Mir Jafar: The Indian Prince Who Facilitated British Control over India
History tells us that, at crucial moments in the life of states, one person may determine the fate of an entire nation, and this is exactly what happened to India…
History: Making Modern Russia from 1462 (Ivan the Great) to 1815 (Alexander I)
The period from 1462 to 1815 is of special importance for the history of Russia and the Russian people as well as for the history of Eurasia for at least…
Learning From History, If We Dare
The New Gilded Age, wars along the Russian border, a global pandemic, battles for women’s rights, even the Titanic: history does rhyme with the present. Yet as former New York Times…
History: A Bomb Factory
Is history being converted into a bomb factory? How does it promote the culture of hate? Does it fall us apart to embroil in violent communal skirmishes, riots and bloodshed?…
How Did Islam Reach the Subcontinent: Through Socialization or Coercion?
How did Islam reach the Subcontinent: through Socialization or Coercion; Trade or Invasion? It is a very important question which has a direct bearing on the social ecology in which…
A Historical Perspective of Iconoclasm
The practice of temple demolition/ appropriation of images of gods and goddess was in vogue in ancient India and Kashmir much before the arrival of the Muslims. In ancient times…
Why History is so important
Co-Written by Ishfaq Abdullah & Ishfaq Ahmad wani History has a commanding role in the formation of nations and past is used as a means to instill in people sense…
A Good Man’s History Lesson
“The past is never dead. It's not even past.” -- William Faulkner Patrick Cockburn concludes his article Britain Refuses to Accept How Terrorists Really Work with, Contrary to conventional and governmental…
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