History is complicated.
We simplify it.
Simple articles and explainer videos about Indian history that are relevant to today’s debates.
History is complicated.
We simplify it.
Simple articles and explainer videos about Indian history that are relevant to today’s debates.
In 100 years, India’s response to a pandemic hasn’t changed much
Back in 1918, India was hit by a pandemic – the Spanish Flu. Through newspaper reports from the time, this article shows how despite a century passing, many things have not changed.
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Who is the General Category reserved for?
There is a constant debate about reservations in upper caste circles. People keep talking about if they work, when they will be stopped, etc. But the framing of reservations as something that the “casteless” majority give to those who suffered because of their caste hides the truth.
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How and why lower caste Muslims tried to stop partition
While Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the Muslim League were campaigning for partition, the Momins of Bihar opposed the idea of Pakistan, arguing that it was a creation of the same upper caste Muslims who were their oppressors.
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