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The Radcliffe 'error' that was really a delay: Why parts of Bengal raise tricolour & celebrate 'inclusion day' on Aug 18

India, Aug. 18 -- On August 14 and 15, 1947, as India and Pakistan celebrated independence, Pakistan flags were hoisted in a string of Bengal towns - in Nadia's Krishnanagar, Malda's English Bazar, an... Read More


A father's legacy, a son's government: The symbolism in Jharkhand protesters carrying Shibu Soren's portrait

India, Aug. 18 -- Portraits of Shibu Soren have become one of the defining images of the weeks-long student agitation in Jharkhand, as protesters invoke the late Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) patriarch... Read More


80 years of the Radcliffe Line: How a secret India-Pakistan border changed millions of lives

India, Aug. 17 -- In July 1947, Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was given the responsibility of making an impartial decision on the partition of India. He had never travelled to India before and wa... Read More


80 years of theRadcliffe Line: India got freedom on Aug 15. Why was the border made public 2 days later?

India, Aug. 17 -- In July 1947, Cyril Radcliffe, a British lawyer, was given the responsibility of making an impartial decision on the partition of India. He had never travelled to India before and wa... Read More


The Cauvery isn't just a water dispute - it's a river that runs through history, culture and livelihoods

India, Aug. 13 -- Every time Karnataka and Tamil Nadu argue over how much water flows south, they are fighting over more than irrigation schedules. The Cauvery has shaped cultures, empires and harvest... Read More


Science of total solar eclipse: What happens when moon blots out the sun over Spain today & why India must wait its turn

India, Aug. 12 -- Spain and parts of mainland Europe will fall dark on Wednesday evening for the first time in 121 years, as a total solar eclipse traces a path from Greenland across the northern Atla... Read More