with the descendant of Bajirao Peshwa I alleging that historical facts have been “altered” while portraying the late king and his wives Kashibai and Mastani in the film. In a letter written to ...

A new book by Dhirendra K. Jha on M.S. Gowalkar, showing the man behind a carefully constructed image by the Hindutva ...

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Jennifer Szalai, Dwight Garner and Alexandra Jacobs look back at the books that “offered refuge from the wheels grinding in our heads.” By Dwight GarnerJennifer Szalai and Alexandra Jacobs ...

Bajirao I was the 7th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy. He, after Shivaji, is considered to be the most charismatic and dynamic leader in Maratha history. He was just twenty years old and already had ...

"Victory comes to those who fight with determination, not those who seek comfort." "A true warrior does not seek peace, but the strength to achieve victory in adversity." "The sword can only win the ...

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The nature of consciousness remains unclear: how subjective experiences arise from brain activity is unexplained. Invisible matter that makes up 85% of the universe’s mass, yet cannot be directly ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

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