Chhatrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire and warrior extraordinaire, crafted a legacy that is hard to follow. Tales of his empire, his exploits and his valour form the bedrock of the ...

The author of “Educated” searches for family. Plus: what might happen if Trump defies the courts; Elon Musk’s A.I. war on ...

In the belief that a language impenetrable to European adults might be acquired spontaneously by someone of tender years, in 1736 a small boy was landed at the foreign trading concession now called ...

Such was the size of the East India Company that writing a history of it raises the question of what to leave out. During its 250-year existence, the Company acquired a maritime dominion that extended ...

Over the past two decades, the country's tiger habitat has grown by 30% In regions with a history of bushmeat hunting or poaching, such as Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and northeast India ...

Her history teacher was wont to recite it with trance-like feeling through a set of ‘mesmerising teeth … so large and higgledy-piggledy they constituted an obstacle course whenever she opened her ...

While acknowledging assistance from Highland friends and sages, Michael Fry admits that none of them is likely to agree with the views expressed in Wild Scots; he just hopes that the sages stay sage ...

Going back to history, 1950 was the golden year in which India established its nation as a Republic ... Written in simple language by the author John Keay, this book is ideal to read this time. Winner ...

The 22nd (and last) edition of Murray’s Handbook for Travellers to India claims, with sublime certainty, that ‘there are, in Sikkim, only 518 villages and 14,777 occupied houses’. Admittedly, that was ...

First published in English in 2007, Kapuscinski’s book must have appeared just as Justin Marozzi was completing The Man Who Invented History, an account of his own travels with Herodotus. Seemingly ...

India sees increasing competition as Japanese banks expand their lending operations, driving loan prices down. This growth is fueled by India's robust economic performance and strong demand for ...

India vs England (Ind vs Eng ... in the immediate plans despite the dynamic wicketkeeper-batter emerging as the most expensive player in IPL history. "Currently, there is no question mark on the ...