Mubarak Ali
Like the Mirs, today's politicians too change loyalties from one party to another, depending on their personal interests.
Updated 29 May, 2022 03:14pm
The Christian world view had a fundamental impact on history writing
Published 11 Sep, 2016 06:43am
Not always separating fact from fiction, the Greeks were the first to start writing the history of Europe
Published 28 Aug, 2016 07:25am
After the decline of the Abbasids, new independent regional dynasties surfaced. The changing political climate also...
Published 31 Jul, 2016 07:15am
As time progressed, so did the various formats for documenting the past
Published 17 Jul, 2016 07:27am
With time, history writing evolved with different themes and cultural trends
Published 03 Jul, 2016 07:01am
In the absence of original manuscripts, court narratives are described as history
Published 19 Jun, 2016 06:11am
Imperial hegemony of knowledge has made us intellectually inferior, lacking confidence in our ability to understand our
Published 05 Jun, 2016 07:00am
Truth and facts take a beating when recording history becomes an act of theology
Published 22 May, 2016 07:00am
Since historical sources are the sum total of all evidence left behind by the past societies, to rewrite history, a
Published 08 May, 2016 06:44am
“There is no single, eternal and immutable ‘truth’ about past events and their meaning.” — James M. McPherson, historian
Published 24 Apr, 2016 07:48am
With his distinctive humanist sensibility, Nazir Akbarabadi stood apart from other poets of his time
Published 10 Apr, 2016 06:30am
While male historians focused on war and bloodshed, Gulbadan Begum’s memoirs brought to light a softer image of Mughals.
Updated 27 Mar, 2016 12:14pm
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” This simple quote by Thomas Paine not only describes the beginnings of the
Published 13 Mar, 2016 06:40am
Dadabhai Naoroji was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress, the first British Asian MP to be
Published 28 Feb, 2016 06:32am
History gets made up as textbooks are tampered with to suit and serve the regime
Published 14 Feb, 2016 07:12am
Why are we telling our students stories that we know are false?
Published 31 Jan, 2016 06:49am
If people were able to read sacred texts in their own language, the church domination would crumble
Published 17 Jan, 2016 06:42am
Religious conflict stems from failure of the nation-state
Published 03 Jan, 2016 06:51am
Instead of treating nations as a whole, sometimes masses take rights away from the minority and even order them killed
Published 06 Dec, 2015 06:33am
