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HistoriCity: How Patna’s importance continued across centuries

Over 2,000 years ago, Patna transformed from a village into an imperial capital. (UNI/Representative)

Updated on Sep 11, 2025 02:19 PM IST

HistoriCity | The complicated relationship between religions and women

An elderly woman on her way to Sabarimala Temple. (PTI)

Published on Aug 31, 2025 04:51 PM IST

HistoriCity | Taxes and tolls in Indian subcontinent

Trade and taxation was the basis of revenue for ancient kingdoms. (Representational image)

Updated on Aug 23, 2025 05:44 PM IST

HistoriCity: Uttarakhand’s Harshil was once an English deserter’s playground

Uttarakhand's Dharali and Harshil were affected by last week’s landslides.

Updated on Aug 09, 2025 04:15 PM IST

HistoriCity: How erstwhile Madras Presidency school inspired monitorial system

Deemed efficient and cost-effective, the monitorial system was used in most British colonies by the end of the 19th century. (HT PHOTO/Representative)

Updated on Aug 06, 2025 03:38 PM IST

HistoriCity: The 1000-yr-old Indian connection to the Thailand-Cambodia dispute

The Temple of Preah Vihear is dedicated to Shiva. (UNESCO)

Updated on Jul 29, 2025 04:29 PM IST

HistoriCity: Mythical flying machines and false science of ‘Vaimanika Shashtra’

This is an AI generated image of Pushpak Vimana from the Ramayana. (Meta)

Updated on Jul 22, 2025 05:08 PM IST

HistoriCity: From sacred waters to shrines, the Kanwar Yatra’s spiritual trail

The annual Kanwar Yatra began on July 13. (ANI)

Published on Jul 13, 2025 04:10 PM IST

HistoriCity: Dalai Lama Succession: What does history tell us

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama—and perhaps the last to be born in Tibet—is one of the most recognised spiritual leaders in the world. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 05, 2025 06:37 PM IST

HistoriCity: Celestial bodies and India’s contributions to ancient astronomy

Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla walks in the footsteps of ancient geniuses like Aryabhata, who calculated the value of pi accurately. (ANI Video Grab)

Published on Jun 29, 2025 01:08 PM IST

HistoriCity: A tale of how Panchatantra links the histories of Iran and Israel

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left); Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AFP)

Updated on Jun 20, 2025 05:36 PM IST

HistoriCity| From Man to God: The Story of Bhagwan Birsa Munda

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays his respects to legendary tribal leader and freedom fighter Bhagwan Birsa Munda. (Photo from X)

Updated on Jun 13, 2025 02:34 PM IST

HistoriCity: Secular alliances in battle of Haldighati and its forgotten hero

Haldighati richly exemplified the shifting allegiances among kingdoms and rulers. (Image sourced from Discover Udaipur website)

Updated on Jun 04, 2025 03:01 PM IST

HistoriCity: Keeladi is ancient and so is the burial site of Adi Channallur

The findings of the excavations at Keeladi, an urban settlement, dated to at least the 4th century BCE have been mired in controversy (HT Photo)

Updated on May 28, 2025 02:21 PM IST

How 2 Indian, Pakistani army officers, also friends, set up Wagah check-post

Thanks to the friendship between the two army officers, the Punjab sector remained largely peaceful during the first India-Pakistan war, which broke out in Kashmir in October 1947. (PTI File Photo)

Updated on May 21, 2025 03:30 PM IST

HistoriCity: Enigmatic Bastar a mix of ancient tribal culture, Hindu influences

Tribal artists during the 'Bastar Pandum 2025', a festival organised to showcase tribal art and culture, at Jagdalpur in Bastar. (PTI Photo)

Published on May 20, 2025 03:55 PM IST

HistoriCity: From Jambupura to Jammu, the layered history of the northern region

A view of the snowcapped Himalayan range from Poonch in Jammu.(AFP)

Updated on May 12, 2025 03:41 PM IST

HistoriCity: How the Indus river shaped geography, history, and culture

The Indus is an antecedent river, which means it has existed for over 50 million years. (ANI file photo)

Updated on May 05, 2025 11:15 AM IST

HistoriCity: The silken history of Murshidabad, once Bengal’s crown jewel

Built between 1723 and 1724 by Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, Katra Masjid displays a unique blend of Indo-Islamic architecture in Murshidabad. (murshidabadpolice.wb.gov.in)

Updated on Apr 24, 2025 05:53 PM IST

HistoriCity: How caste evolved in ancient India

Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.

Updated on Apr 14, 2025 08:09 PM IST

HistoriCity: How the concept of waqf evolved in the Indian subcontinent

Women at a protest rally in Kolkata against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. (PTI File Photo)

Updated on Apr 08, 2025 02:56 PM IST

HistoriCity: Rajasthan’s Bayana houses a neglected gem, India’s oldest Idgah

The Bayana Idgah in Rajasthan.

Updated on Apr 01, 2025 08:52 AM IST

HistoriCity: From Mithra to Soma, ancient links that connect Parsis and Hindus

The origins of Nowruz, while still debated, likely date back nearly three millennia with its roots intertwined with Zoroastrianism. (HT file photo)

Published on Mar 28, 2025 09:14 AM IST

HistoriCity: Hindu representation in govt rose during Aurangzeb Alamgir’s reign

Aurangzeb Alamgir’s grave (HT)

Updated on Mar 19, 2025 05:13 PM IST

HistoriCity: Odisha’s Ratnagiri is a portal to a time when Buddhism flourished

Carved green stone doorway a Ratnagiri, Odisha (Wikipedia)

Updated on Mar 13, 2025 12:52 PM IST

HistoriCity: How the tradition of fasting during Ramazan evolved over centuries

Muslims offer prayers outside Bandra railway station in Mumbai (Hindustan Times/Satish Bate)

Published on Mar 05, 2025 02:22 PM IST

HistoriCity: India’s great language churn is something to cherish, not spurn

The Ashokan Brahmi Minor Rock Edict in Panguraria, Madhya Pradesh (Valay Singh)

Updated on Feb 26, 2025 02:05 PM IST

HistoriCity: The rise of the house of Qatar and its old pearl link with Mumbai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday (Hindustan Times)

Published on Feb 19, 2025 06:10 PM IST

HistoriCity: History of Nizari Ismailis stretches from Iran to India

People carry the coffin of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, the Aga Khan IV, who died Tuesday in Portugal, to be buried at the Aga Khan mausoleum, in Aswan, Egypt on February 9 (AP)

Published on Feb 13, 2025 11:43 AM IST

HistoriCity | A brief, morbid history of death, dying and moksha at Prayag

Steel engraving of Haridwar Kumbh Mela in 1850s.(Wikimedia Commons)

Updated on Feb 04, 2025 08:23 PM IST

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