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HistoriCity: The dappled one | History of the Cheetah in Indian subcontinent

India, Nov. 3 -- The cheetah is the only large mammal India has lost since independence, and for most of its history in the subcontinent there are no bones or photographs to tell its story. What survi... Read More


HistoriCity: When a Portuguese woman in the Mughal court owned land in Jamia Nagar, Sarai Jullena

India, Oct. 30 -- It is generally accepted that the Mughal empire's golden age ended with the death of its 6th emperor, Aurangzeb, in 1707. The capital Delhi too began losing its pre-eminence as regio... Read More


HistoriCity| Jantar Mantar: A place to watch stars and a witness to history

India, Oct. 12 -- Jantar Mantar as a location in the heart of New Delhi has emerged as the embodiment of and defining symbol of protests over the last three decades. The observatory itself was built t... Read More


HistoriCity: A look at the layered history of Ozene, or Uzain, or what we call Ujjain

India, Oct. 4 -- Ujjain, recently in the news over the demolition of a portion of the Shahi Masjid, is a town of undisputed antiquity. Its antecedents comprise being one of the capitals of Mauryan emp... Read More


HistoriCity: A look at India's historic links with Mecca

India, Sept. 24 -- Mecca, the holiest site of Islam, became a target in the ongoing geopolitical struggle between Iran and the Houthis, and Saudi Arabia and other US-allies in the region. The alleged ... Read More


HistoriCity| Mirzapur: The Story (of its prehistoric cave paintings, tombs)

India, Sept. 15 -- Mirzapur, the web series shows how on-screen portrayals can transform the identity of a place by de-historicising it. Instead of being known for its impressive prehistoric heritage,... Read More


HistoriCity | Belgium's Indian footprints extends from Malabar to Bengal

India, Sept. 9 -- From pioneering Jesuits to supplying Indian royalty with exquisite Saint Lambert glassware and chandeliers, Belgium's Indian footprints extended from Malabar to Bengal, and from guns... Read More


HistoriCity: When Gorkha grit clashed with China's Qing might in Rasuwa and Kyirong in Tibet

India, Sept. 1 -- Nearly three centuries ago Rasuwa and the region around it -- the ground zero of the recent disaster to hit Nepal -- was the site of bloody battles between Gorkha-ruled Nepal and Tib... Read More


HistoriCity| The long history of the 'lungi': From ancient India to Parliament

India, Aug. 16 -- Clothing is a language; what we wear defines us. It reveals more than our aesthetics. Our clothes announce who we are, banker or painter, labourer or merchant, local or outsider. Som... Read More