A critical assessment of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as a visionary reformer who understood the practical necessities of his time, and a thinker whose theological choices sparked enduring debates within ...

The rupee’s story began in the Delhi Sultanate, when silver coins set early weight and purity standards for trade. Sher Shah ...

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If you happen to be in Lucknow, history is quietly making headlines. The UP State Archives will be showcasing rare exhibits from the Revolt of 1857 — including a chilling British “wanted” notice ...

History is fiction in retrospect. The fact of India’s independence struggle is indisputable. But there are many readings—and ...

He was denounced by rebel propagandists as a tyrant and remembered by Americans as a reactionary dolt. Who was he really?

Taliban factions nurture the TTP as both an ideological ally and because Emir Hibatullah Akhundzada’s regime views the ...

In "Palestine 36," director Annemarie Jacir recounts a year of Arab revolt against British colonial rule that she says is crucial to understanding current events in the Middle East. "You can't ...

Mountain Meadows. Courtesy: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Although Joseph Smith was no pacifist—he preached an aggressive self-defense against the Mormon Church's many ...

Pakistan minister Khawaja Asif said India was "never truly united except under Aurangzeb". Did the sixth Mughal emperor, ...

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) stands as one of the most influential figures in the history of modern India and a pioneering ...

In the present era of AI and simulated visual and audio-visual graphic representations, the contributions of the first ...