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HT This Day: October 22, 1954 -- Agreement signed on transfer of French enclaves to India

The peaceful transfer of the French settlements to the Indian Union marks the end of the 300-year-old colonial rule in the settlements

india news

Published on Oct 21, 2024 02:30 PM IST

ByAgencies

Independence Day 2024: Take this quiz to check your knowledge of our history

Check out the quiz given below to learn how much you know about our freedom fighters and their struggle.

August 15 is always a reminder for us to pay our respects and reminiscence the bravery of our freedom fighters who made it possible to free our country from 200 years of colonial rule.(Freepik)

education

Published on Aug 15, 2024 08:47 PM IST

ByHT Education Desk | Edited by Tisha Jacob, New Delhi

From Kottayam to Kolkata, on the trail of the planter’s chair

Sarita Sundar and Rachel Lee’s research project is unearthing new insights into the life and times of a chair that was synonymous with the colonial lifestyle.

Sarita Sundar and Rachel Lee check out planter's chairs at an antique store in Kochi. (Crafters, Kochi)

lifestyle

Published on May 29, 2024 12:55 PM IST

ByMurali K Menon, New Delhi

CM Siddaramaiah takes dig at BJP at event to commemorate freedom fighter Rayanna

Siddaramaiah claimed that a conspiracy by some people helped the Britishers perpetuate their colonial rule and a few continue to live off the toil of others.

cities

Published on Jan 28, 2024 03:36 PM IST

ANI | | Posted by Pathi Venkata Thadhagath

Shadow of colonial policing on crime bills

The Bills are a reversion to the colonial police that Kirpal Dhillon wrote about, the police force that is supportive of the ruler.

opinion

Published on Dec 23, 2023 11:06 PM IST

ByMark Tully

Navigating unity between Malaysia and Indonesia

This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh, scholars, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

ht insight

Published on Oct 30, 2023 03:22 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

The conundrum of the Kunbi–Maratha identity

Historically, Kunbis sought to be identified as Maratha for upward social mobility. Now, Marathas seek to be identified as Kunbi for reservation benefits

Members of Maratha Kranti Morcha staged a protest at the district collectorate over the police lathi charge on those seeking reservation at Jalna. (KALPESH NUKTE/HT)

cities

Updated on Oct 03, 2023 12:14 PM IST

ByDilip Chavan

Essay: The myth of French blackness

The relentless assimilationist model of French society has caused endless friction with immigrants, who, whether black or Arab, remain the Other

Cars burn after a march for Nahel on Thursday, June 29, 2023 in Nanterre, outside Paris. The killing of 17-year-old Nahel during a traffic check on Tuesday, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in housing projects and other disadvantaged neighbourhoods in France. After more than 3,400 arrests and signs that the violence is now abating, France is once again facing a reckoning. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

books

Updated on Aug 21, 2023 06:43 PM IST

BySaikat Majumdar

Oldest preserved globe, the Behaim, reveals dark side of human exploration

The oldest preserved globe - the Behaim - is a testament to an early chapter in the history of globalization, with the dark side of colonization.

The Behaim Globe is also known as the Erdapfel. (DW/Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg)

lifestyle

Published on Aug 15, 2023 02:48 PM IST

ByDeutsche Welle | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Delhi

Frontline functionaries in India: The absent policy

This paper has been authored by Rashmi Sharma from CPR.

ht insight

Published on Apr 10, 2023 12:19 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

A room with a view: Inside Manchester’s new South Asia Gallery

The first-of-its-kind space has been curated by members of this community. It tells stories of new identity struggles, ancient riches, wars fought and won.

I Beg You to Define Me (2018), a 7-ft-tall self-portrait by Azraa Motala, a British Muslim woman of South Asian descent. (Image courtesy Manchester Museum)

lifestyle

Updated on Aug 11, 2023 09:01 PM IST

ByRiddhi Doshi

'Aren't awed by the royal family': Former colonies conflicted over the Queen

Talk has turned to the legacies of colonialism, from slavery to looted artifacts held in British institutions. For many, the queen came to represent all of that during her reign.

A portrait of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth II.(AFP)

world news

Published on Sep 11, 2022 02:45 PM IST

PTI |

Why language needs to be decolonized

Where did racist words come from and how can we replace hurtful expressions with more politically acceptable terminology? A new book offers some answers.

A poster depicting racist stereotypes in South America(public domain/Rubén Polar )

lifestyle

Published on Jul 03, 2022 03:36 PM IST

ByDeutsche Welle, Delhi

Covid: The State-citizen trust deficit

This distrust has shaped official communication, relief and the health response to the pandemic

A medical worker tends to a Covid-19 patient at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital, New Delhi, July 17(REUTERS)

columns

Updated on Jul 23, 2020 06:01 AM IST

ByYamini Aiyar

Keeping humour alive in time of corona alarm, the Punjabi way

Not surprisingly, the coronavirus anxiety has now been weaved into a Punjabi boli (two-line lyric) to which bhangra is performed with joie de vivre.

cities

Published on Mar 14, 2020 10:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | ByNirupama Dutt, Chandigarh

One man had the answer for today’s troubles: Gandhi | Opinion

His humanism, blend of tradition and modernity, concern for the weakest are needed to deal with challenges

The injustices Gandhi fought against are still creating disparities in income, wealth, education, health, personal safety(REUTERS)

analysis

Updated on Oct 23, 2019 06:57 PM IST

ByRenata Dessallien

HT Picks: The most interesting books of the week

This week’s reading list includes a graphic retelling of a terrible conflict, a chronicle of the lives of three generations of sex workers, and a collection of stories from the tea plantations of south India

A graphic novel, a chronicle of three generations, and stories from tea plantations -- all that on this week’s reading list!(HT Team)

books

Updated on Oct 18, 2019 09:34 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Team

73rd Independence Day: Nehru’s 17 speeches, Modi’s 96-minute address: Facts about I-Day

This year, India will celebrate its 73rd Independence Day as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the Red Fort.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also addressed the nation on Independence Day six times so far.(HT image)

india news

Updated on Aug 14, 2019 12:09 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Nelson Mandela: Anti-apartheid champion

NELSON MANDELA: Born to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa Mandela in the grim backdrop of South Africa’s doctrine of apartheid, he grew up to wage a heroic struggle for freedom that made him a champion of racial reconciliation.

education

Updated on Jun 27, 2019 07:06 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

UNESCO World Heritage Day 2019: How St+Art India is changing street art into wonderwalls of art

UNESCO World Heritage Day 2019: As we gear up for World Heritage Day 2019 on April 18, here’s a look at how artists from around the world along with St+art India Foundation are changing the way we experience art on the streets of India, one wall at a time.

This wall in Lodhi Colony, New Delhi has been painted by Yip Yew Chong, one of Singapore’s most popular mural artists.(@MasakaliBytes/Instagram)

lifestyle

Updated on Apr 18, 2019 08:29 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Delhi | BySaumya Sharma

Britain’s shame, and still not sorry : The 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Known in India as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, it is still an emotive subject with many demanding a British apology -- which so far has been unforthcoming.

1919 - A Scene of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre at Amritsar.

india news

Updated on Apr 13, 2019 12:55 PM IST

Amritsar | ByAgence France-Presse

Review: Jallianwala Bagh by Kim A Wagner and Jallianwala Bagh, 1919 by Kishwar Desai

To commemorate the centenary of the Amritsar massacre, HT looks at two recent books on the event that convinced Indians of the need for independence from colonial rule: Kim A Wagner’s rigorously-researched Jallianwala Bagh, and Kishwar Desai’s passionate Jallianwala Bagh, 1919: The Real Story

A visitor looks at a painting depicting the massacre of April 13, 1919 at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar.(NARINDER NANU/AFP)

books

Updated on Apr 12, 2019 02:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySudhirendar Sharma

Review: A Naga Odyssey by Visier Meyasetsu Sanyu

Moving and insightful, Visier Meyasetsu Sanyu writes of the need to preserve Naga rituals and traditions, of being forced to flee into the jungles as a child, of travelling the world, and of finding peace again

Captain J Butler (assassinated by the Nagas on January 7, 1876) meeting chiefs. Illustration from a magazine called The Graphic, volume XIII, no 329, dated March 18, 1876.(De Agostini via Getty Images)

books

Updated on Nov 17, 2018 10:35 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByThangkhanlal Ngaihte

Review: The RSS - A View to the Inside by Walter K Andersen and Shridhar D Damle

An insight into how the RSS has manoeuvred itself into contemporary India despite its arcane ideas

Visitors to VD Savarkar’s room at Fergusson College in Pune on his birth anniversary on May 28, 2018.(Rahul Raut/HT Photo)

books

Updated on Oct 19, 2018 05:06 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByRanjona Banerji

What the newspaper said about India’s independence, back in 1947

At the stroke of midnight, on August 15, 1947, India achieved freedom from more than two centuries of colonial rule after a multi-faceted struggle for independence comprising both non-violent and violent means.

(From the archives: Hindustan Times Clipping)

india news

Updated on Aug 13, 2018 12:14 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Meet this dancer who is fighting for the art form’s social esteem, one move at a time

Jayachadran Palazhy, artistic director, Attakkalari Dance Company, has helped many young dancers coming from humble backgrounds become successful dancers, choreographers and teachers. Palazhy adds, “There were a few institutions set up for classical dance forms to protect it from disappearance, which was also a political project of sorts. However, there was no institutional or financial support for contemporary expressions in dance and it was not part of the vision for dance in India for the government. The development as well as social esteem of dance suffered as a result.”

Jayachadran Palazhy, artistic director, Attakkalari Dance Company.(HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on May 20, 2018 04:23 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByAnjali Shetty

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Latest from colonial rule

The peaceful transfer of the French settlements to the Indian Union marks the end of the 300-year-old colonial rule in the settlements

Check out the quiz given below to learn how much you know about our freedom fighters and their struggle.

Sarita Sundar and Rachel Lee’s research project is unearthing new insights into the life and times of a chair that was synonymous with the colonial lifestyle.

Siddaramaiah claimed that a conspiracy by some people helped the Britishers perpetuate their colonial rule and a few continue to live off the toil of others.

The Bills are a reversion to the colonial police that Kirpal Dhillon wrote about, the police force that is supportive of the ruler.

This article is authored by Ananya Raj Kakoti and Gunwant Singh, scholars, international relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Historically, Kunbis sought to be identified as Maratha for upward social mobility. Now, Marathas seek to be identified as Kunbi for reservation benefits

The relentless assimilationist model of French society has caused endless friction with immigrants, who, whether black or Arab, remain the Other

The oldest preserved globe - the Behaim - is a testament to an early chapter in the history of globalization, with the dark side of colonization.

This paper has been authored by Rashmi Sharma from CPR.

The first-of-its-kind space has been curated by members of this community. It tells stories of new identity struggles, ancient riches, wars fought and won.

Talk has turned to the legacies of colonialism, from slavery to looted artifacts held in British institutions. For many, the queen came to represent all of that during her reign.

Where did racist words come from and how can we replace hurtful expressions with more politically acceptable terminology? A new book offers some answers.

This distrust has shaped official communication, relief and the health response to the pandemic

Not surprisingly, the coronavirus anxiety has now been weaved into a Punjabi boli (two-line lyric) to which bhangra is performed with joie de vivre.

His humanism, blend of tradition and modernity, concern for the weakest are needed to deal with challenges

This week’s reading list includes a graphic retelling of a terrible conflict, a chronicle of the lives of three generations of sex workers, and a collection of stories from the tea plantations of south India

This year, India will celebrate its 73rd Independence Day as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the Red Fort.

NELSON MANDELA: Born to Nonqaphi Nosekeni and Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa Mandela in the grim backdrop of South Africa’s doctrine of apartheid, he grew up to wage a heroic struggle for freedom that made him a champion of racial reconciliation.

UNESCO World Heritage Day 2019: As we gear up for World Heritage Day 2019 on April 18, here’s a look at how artists from around the world along with St+art India Foundation are changing the way we experience art on the streets of India, one wall at a time.

Known in India as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, it is still an emotive subject with many demanding a British apology -- which so far has been unforthcoming.

To commemorate the centenary of the Amritsar massacre, HT looks at two recent books on the event that convinced Indians of the need for independence from colonial rule: Kim A Wagner’s rigorously-researched Jallianwala Bagh, and Kishwar Desai’s passionate Jallianwala Bagh, 1919: The Real Story

Moving and insightful, Visier Meyasetsu Sanyu writes of the need to preserve Naga rituals and traditions, of being forced to flee into the jungles as a child, of travelling the world, and of finding peace again

An insight into how the RSS has manoeuvred itself into contemporary India despite its arcane ideas

At the stroke of midnight, on August 15, 1947, India achieved freedom from more than two centuries of colonial rule after a multi-faceted struggle for independence comprising both non-violent and violent means.

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