When India gained independence in 1947, the nation faced a decision that would determine the course of its architectural future: brick or concrete. A seemingly mundane choice of material was rooted in ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

After joining the consumer goods giant Unilever in 1937, a young Indian manager took part in what was possibly the first major marketing survey in the country based on household interviews. Female ...

Strong religious, communal and kinship ties in non-European societies were treated as evidence of their inability to produce modern citizenship. How then, did religious institutions called mathas in ...

Imagine a land where rivers hummed with trade boats, cities gleamed with artisanal splendor, and knowledge blossomed in ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Coronation Park, where the grand Delhi Durbars were held in 1877, 1903 and 1911, is an abandoned, ghostly corner of ...

In August 1852, a eunuch called Bhoorah was found brutally murdered in northern India's Mainpuri district. She lived in what was then the North-West Provinces with two disciples and a male lover, ...

It’s tempting to put historical figures into boxes, but International Relations scholars must guard against taking too superficial a view of the past says Martin Bayly, whose research explores how key ...

President Donald Trump's 50% tariff on Indian textiles has sparked fears of economic fallout — but the move draws eerie parallels to a much older playbook: the British Empire’s systematic dismantling ...

The Old Stone House in Park Slope hosted an opening reception on May 2 for its latest site-specific contemporary art installation, “Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House. ” The ...