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SOURCE: New York Times
8/20/2022

India in a Different Voice

by Maya Jasanoff

Learning Hindi during a sabattical presented a researcher with the chance to engage with Indian history outside of the frame of English, and to grasp the power struggles pushing the country toward authoritarian nationalism today.

SOURCE: BBC
8/15/2022

VP Menon, the Civil Servant who Held India Together

More than 500 princely states contained 40 percent of the population of British India. Independence depended on convincing their rulers to integrate to the new nation. VP Menon did more than almost anyone else to make that happen.

SOURCE: The Guardian
11/01/2021

Records of 320,000 Punjab Soldiers from Great War Uncovered`

The records have the potential to fill gaps in understanding and even dispel popular myths and misunderstandings about the participation of South Asian troops in the British military in World War 1.

5/9/2021

India's COVID Crisis Has Roots in its Colonial-Era Tax Structure

by Roderick Matthews

India's COVID crisis is being exacerbated by a health system that uses an anemic 3.5% of GDP. Continuities from the era of the British Raj, when powerful rural landowners went untaxed, are a big part of the problem.

SOURCE: CBS News
12/8/19

"Indian Land Forever": The 50th anniversary of the Alcatraz Island takeover

Alcatraz didn't become "Indian Land Forever," as the occupiers had hoped. But these brave activists did open America's eyes to the rank poverty, alcoholism, and high infant mortality rate on Native reservations.

11/12/19

Muslims Should Reject Indian Supreme Court's Land Offer

by B. Z. Khasru

In a mockery of justice, India's top court gives orthodox Hindus a way to avenge their humiliation under Muslim rule for a thousand years.

SOURCE: NPR
9/29/19

Gandhi Is 'An Object Of Intense Debate': A Biographer Reflects On The Indian Leader

Ramachandra Guha, a historian of modern India, spoke with NPR at his home in Bengaluru, India, in May.