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History In 2 Minutes: Bombay's Benefactor

Nana Jagannath Shankerseth is one of the greats who made Mumbai India's foremost city. Here is why: Photographs: Kind courtesy Wikimedia.org Some of Mumbai's iconic institutions came about because......

When Gujarati Muslims Dominated Bombay Politics

'They wanted the city to be a great business hub. They didn't like the fact that taxes collected in Bombay would go outside the city.' IMAGE: Anjuman-E-Islam was established in 1874 by a group of......

Hindu devotees cite British era stand in Gyanvapi dispute to buttress claim

Hindu women plaintiffs who have filed a civil suit before the Varanasi court seeking declaration and asserting the right to darshan and worship Hindu deities whose idols are located on an outer......

'Partition is a massive part of our history'

'Partition was a two-sided story in a very big way.''We've oversimplified it, blamed the British, thought of ourselves only as victims.''We've been both victims and perpetrators.' IMAGE: One of......

RIP Aroon Tikekar: The thinker's editor

Mahesh Vijapurkar pays tribute to Aroon Tikekar, journalist, historian, author and an important intellectual voice of Mumbai, who passed into the ages on Tuesday. What was Aroon Tikekar,......

Good Bad Ugly Review: 100% Recycled

Everything in Good Bad Ugly seems copied, rues A Ganesh Nadar. If you need one phrase to describe Ajith's new film Good Bad Ugly, it would be 'Hey, it appears to be a copy!' Right from the title......

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History In 2 Minutes: Bombay's Benefactor

When Gujarati Muslims Dominated Bombay Politics

Hindu devotees cite British era stand in Gyanvapi dispute to buttress claim

'Partition is a massive part of our history'

RIP Aroon Tikekar: The thinker's editor

Good Bad Ugly Review: 100% Recycled

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