India celebrated her 77th Republic Day on Monday, with the parade also marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, the iconic anthem written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. Roughly translating to “Mother, I ...

On 25 July 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially became India's second-longest serving PM in consecutive terms, overtaking Indira Gandhi's record of 4,077 days in office. This is a major ...

Throughout history, women have played crucial roles on both global and local levels. They have fought for rights, participated in governments, led nations, excelled in the arts and sciences, and ...

The belief that members of political dynasties are uniquely suited to lead is woven deeply into the fabric of Indian governance, from village councils to the highest echelons of parliament. But when ...

The author is Beit Professor of Colonial History at the University of Oxford, and his book is the result of an investigation which he undertook for Nuffield College. The volume consists of three parts ...