When we think of democracy, we often imagine modern parliaments, elections,

Sanskrit, often referred to as the “mother of all Indian languages,” is widely admired

In many parts of traditional Indian society, particularly in upper-caste Hindu

The idea that divorce and remarriage are modern Western concepts often

Indian history and folklore are replete with stories of generous kings who gave

India’s first nuclear test, codenamed “Smiling Buddha”, was conducted on May

When India gained independence from British rule in 1947, it emerged not only from

In 1971, India faced one of the largest and most sudden refugee crises in modern

The Sino-Indian War of 1962 was a short but intense military conflict between India

At the time of India’s independence in 1947, the country was a fragmented land

When we think of the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the images that

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