The fascinating history of Akbar’s navratnas: Who they were, what they did and the stories that built a cultural empire

Akbar’s navratnas were nine extraordinary minds who shaped one of India’s most intellectually vibrant courts. From poets and ...
PBS

A history of the marginalization of India’s Muslim population

India is home to some 200 million Muslims, one of the world’s largest Muslim populations but a minority in the predominantly Hindu country. Since India’s independence, Muslims have often faced ...
The Conversation

The fraught history of India and the Khalistan movement

University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. University of Victoria provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. The Indian government has warned its citizens ...
The Economist

A short history of India in eight maps

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 ...