Leadership decisions and changing circumstances eventually enabled the rise of Dravidian politics in Tamil Nadu

The transformation of Madras to Tamil Nadu was based on the realisation and assertion of the Tamil ethnic and linguistic pride

On the occasion of this year's Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, the work of Sardar Patel as the architect of unified India holds even greater relevance as India...

From a historical and storied past, the UT of Lakshadweep is now moving towards a future that will see the islands emerge as a model of development...

Navigating through the many events and personalities that shaped the culture and identity of the state that would eventually become Karnataka

Born of an inward-looking linguistic movement, the formation of a unified Karnataka State was initially impeded by staunch opposition from the...

The second of the two-part part article tells the story of the final days of the Choygal Dynasty and questions whether things could have gone...

The first of the two-part article recounts the spectacular fall from grace of the last ‘Choygal’ King and how this process sparked the eventual...

A land with a heritage as varied as it is ancient, Arunachal Pradesh followed a largely atypical path — with little to no regional aspiration — to...

Unfulfilled political aspirations following the declaration of Mizoram as a Union territory erupted in armed conflict that ultimately led to its...

Initially envisaged as an autonomous district, Meghalaya’s achieved statehood after a series of long, contentious and ultimately unsuccessful...

Demographic transitions in Tripura post-Independence saw the ethnic tribes become a minority in their own State, setting off ethnic tensions that have...