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A hundred thousand islands
24 Oct 2020 10:57 PM ISTFrom 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...
Unification of Karnataka - II
10 Oct 2020 10:44 PM ISTNavigating through the many events and personalities that shaped the culture and identity of the state that would eventually become Karnataka
Unification of Karnataka - I
3 Oct 2020 10:58 PM ISTBorn of an inward-looking linguistic movement, the formation of a unified Karnataka State was initially impeded by staunch opposition from the...
Saga of Sikkim-II
26 Sept 2020 9:47 PM ISTThe 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...
Saga of Sikkim-I
19 Sept 2020 10:12 PM ISTThe first of the two-part article recounts the spectacular fall from grace of the last ‘Choygal’ King and how this process sparked the eventual...
Loveliest & loneliest frontier
12 Sept 2020 10:18 PM ISTA land with a heritage as varied as it is ancient, Arunachal Pradesh followed a largely atypical path — with little to no regional aspiration — to...
Mizoram: from UT to State
5 Sept 2020 10:06 PM ISTUnfulfilled political aspirations following the declaration of Mizoram as a Union territory erupted in armed conflict that ultimately led to its...
Statehood for Meghalaya
30 Aug 2020 12:09 AM ISTInitially envisaged as an autonomous district, Meghalaya’s achieved statehood after a series of long, contentious and ultimately unsuccessful...
Ethnic aspirations in Manipur and Tripura: II
22 Aug 2020 10:09 PM ISTDemographic transitions in Tripura post-Independence saw the ethnic tribes become a minority in their own State, setting off ethnic tensions that have...
Whims of history
17 Aug 2020 9:21 PM ISTThrough peculiar twists and turns of history, Nadia, Murshidabad and Malda in WB raise the Tricolour in celebration of independence three days after...
Ethnic aspirations in Manipur & Tripura: I
8 Aug 2020 9:59 PM ISTDecades of ethnic conflict and tensions in the states of Manipur and Tripura post-Independence finally culminated in the involved groups finally...
The whole truth about Himachal
1 Aug 2020 11:08 PM ISTThe story behind the formation of Himachal Pradesh is often obscured by half-truths that belie the long-held aspirations and struggles of the people...