Jawaharlal Nehru

A new biography of statesman V.P. Menon sparks questions of historical memory and the danger of appropriating the past for political reasons

A new biography of statesman V.P. Menon sparks questions of historical memory and the danger of appropriating the past for political reasons

A new book by Andrew Lownie looks at the unconventional marriage of Louis Mountbatten and Edwina MountbattenEdwina Mountbatten was temperamentally different from her husband and took several lovers, including Jawaharlal Nehru

A new book by Andrew Lownie looks at the unconventional marriage of Louis Mountbatten and Edwina MountbattenEdwina Mountbatten was temperamentally different from her husband and took several lovers, including Jawaharlal Nehru

Until the end of the 19th century, the princely states of undivided India helped cement the edifice of empire for the British crownWith the arrival of the English-educated Indian and the rise of the Congress party, the scenario began to undergo a change

Until the end of the 19th century, the princely states of undivided India helped cement the edifice of empire for the British crownWith the arrival of the English-educated Indian and the rise of the Congress party, the scenario began to undergo a change

A literary convention's withdrawal of an Indian writer's invite shows a lack of grace on its part

India's transformation from a British colony to an independent and self-confident nation has meant some tangible benefits

Lal Bahadur Shastri was the original accidental prime minister of India, and it was precisely the qualities the American newspaper highlighted that first made him palatable to leaders of the Congress party

Engineer, scholar and statesman, M Visvesvaraya crossed several significant milestones in his 101 years