The communal identities it created eventually culminated into the end of British rule, the partition of India in 1947, with Bengal being divided into West Bengal and East Pakistan, and finally ...

One of Pakistan’s most pressing issues is the lack of access to quality education, particularly in rural areas. According to UNESCO, nearly 22 million children are out of school, and literacy rates ...

The notion of a separate homeland was fully formulated gradually in 1940-47 as the political movement for Pakistan carried on in these years. One cannot understand the establishment of Pakistan ...

A common phenomenon of recent time, especially since the advent of the internet and smartphone, has been the profligacy of ...

Sankaradeva founded Satra institutions, the all-encompassing spiritual movement became a bulwark against proponents of Pakistan to grab Assam ...

At the third edition of the Dalit Literature utsav, writers showcased novels, poetry, and around 70 journals. The upper-caste ...

Dalits' battle for temple entry sheds light on the state's rarely discussed caste-based oppression and covert caste conflict.

Historiographically, the history presented in this volume fills a crucial academic gap by giving a voice to many voiceless ...

said here today [March 10] that the communal disturbances in East Pakistan were the direct result of “continuous and wid­espread disturbances in West Bengal and As­­sam”. In a 5,500-word ...

Politicians and parties have used iftars to forge peace during strife but also to woo elite Muslims for votes.