Rushdie says in the introduction to the novel that in the west people tend to read the novel “as a fantasy” while in India readers think of it as “pretty realistic, almost a history book”.

On 11 May 1944, just four weeks before D-Day, 67 American heavy bombers dropped 168 tons of bombs on the sunlit French town ...

How did Sambhaji take the front against the Mughals after the death of Chhatrapati Shivaji? What description is found about ...

Through literature, diplomacy and cultural exchange, Fırat Sunel is strengthening the enduring ties between Türkiye and India ...

T'puram: ‘Trees of Travancore' by coffee planter-turned-forester TF Bourdillon, published in 1908, is considered the first ...

A significant discussion on the book Nalanda: How It Changed the World, written by author and diplomat Abhay Kumar, was held ...

In 'India Before the Ambanis', historian Lakshmi Subramanian lays out the context in which Indian business influenced history ...

Lakshmi Subramanian’s book, India before the Ambanis — A History of Indian Business Money and Economy, reviewed here is a rare work of lucid historical scholarship. Through her lively and ...

While exploring different stalls, from Penguin Books to Bloomsbury, the World Book Fair has captivated millions of eyes. This ...

HistoByte, India's first historical fiction contest for teenage school students, is now open for submissions and school ...

Marathi writer Shahu Patole & translator Bhaskar Korgaonkar talk about 'Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada', the English ...

Abhay Kumar's interest in Nalanda started when he was young. He used to visit the old university ruins with his parents but ...