Why were widows forced to shave their heads?
In many parts of traditional Indian society, particularly in upper-caste Hindu
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
While India gained independence from British rule in 1947, most of the 565 princely states
At the peak of its power in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Mughal
Historical Odisha, called Kalinga in early records, was not only a land of