Although the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur was formally Muslim, it was influenced by multiple religions and different identities Such complicated realities were not unusual in the subcontinent, from Vijayanagar in the south to further north in Kashmir
5 min read5 Sep 2019Although the Adil Shahi dynasty of Bijapur was formally Muslim, it was influenced by multiple religions and different identities Such complicated realities were not unusual in the subcontinent, from Vijayanagar in the south to further north in Kashmir
5 min read5 Sep 2019It is tempting to imagine how Mughal history might have been shaped had Shahjahan's elder son Dara Shukoh reigned and not Aurangzeb
5 min read25 Aug 2018Audrey Truschke, whose biography of Aurangzeb landed her in a storm, speaks on the place of dissent, pursuit of historical truth and how India has changed over the years
7 min read14 Aug 2018For four years, the BJP and PDP danced an uneasy tangle ever since a fractured mandate in J&K elections brought together these allies of inconvenience
3 min read22 Jun 2018The Union home ministry's decision on Kashmir ceasefire comes days after militants killed a senior journalist and a soldier
2 min read18 Jun 2018Aurangzeb, directed by K.S. Rajendran, selects and fuses events to capture the fissures as well as the peaks of a period of history
1 min read2 Sep 2021PM Narendra Modi rakes up Rahul Gandhi's elevation as Congress president, says even their leaders accept that the Congress is a family and not a party
2 min read5 Dec 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi slams Rahul Gandhi's expected elevation as Congress president
1 min read4 Dec 2017In the latest edition of a monthly series of long form interviews, Mint On Sunday's Sidin Vadukut speaks to historian Audrey Truschke
30 min read14 Oct 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared