Backed by a strong family dynasty, the Mauryan Empire came to rule most of the Indian subcontinent. Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Mauryan Empire, sits with his mentor Kautilya in this watercolor ...

These 9 Indian queens were far more than consorts — they were warriors, rulers, and visionaries. From Razia Sultan in Delhi ...

The author discusses India’s history, caste inequities, and Hindutva’s distortions, urging empathy and truth-telling to ...

Amid controversy about a map in the new NCERT Class 8 textbook showing Jaisalmer to be a part of the Maratha empire in 1759, here’s a brief history lesson ...

(These dates have been compressed or approximated to give a perspective of Indian history in brief space.) Stone Age relics indicate numerous prehistoric peoples in India, ancestors of Dravidians, the ...

IN HIS DECADE in power Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has centralised the state to an unprecedented extent. Yet his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to attract many voters in the more ...

India is not merely a nation; it is a vibrant museum of cultures, empires, and customs that span millennia. In a time of AI helpers, glass towers, and online living, some Indian cities continue to ...

India-China border history, from the Manchu and British empires to modern negotiations, analyzed by Manoj Joshi.

“As is true of autocracies everywhere”, wrote David Remnick last April, “this Administration demands a mystical view of an imagined past.” Although Remnick was referring to Trump’s America, something ...