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Polity
UPSC at 100: A Century of Meritocracy and Inclusion
On 1 October 2026 the Union Public Service Commission completes 100 years. From the 1855 ICS examination in London to Articles 315 to 323 of the Constitution, and from 42,727 applicants in 1950-51 to over 45 lakh at peak: the story of India's merit machine and its long walk toward inclusion.
30 September 2026 · 18 min read
Post-Independence India
Twelve Plans, One Dream: India's Tryst with the Planned Economy, 1951-2017
Twelve plans, sixty-six years: how India tried to industrialise through five-year timetables - the Mahalanobis bet, the 1966 collapse, the 1991 pivot, and the final plan before NITI Aayog.
27 September 2026 · 44 min read
Art & Culture
Who guards the past? UNESCO lists, the ASI, and India's heritage frontline
44 World Heritage sites, 16 living traditions, one 1,600-year-old iron pillar, and a constant fight against smugglers, floods and neglect. How India protects its heritage.
27 September 2026 · 31 min read
Medieval History
1526: How Babur's Cannons, Humayun's Exile and Akbar's Genius Built the Mughal Empire
A 12-year-old king of a tiny Central Asian valley lost everything, then conquered India with gunpowder and daring. His son lost the empire and won it back; his grandson Sher Shah rebuilt it in five years; and his great-grandson Akbar turned conquest into a civilisation. Mughal origins, explained.
27 September 2026 · 47 min read
Medieval History
City of Victory: How Vijayanagara Became Medieval South India's Greatest Empire
In 1336, two brothers founded a city on the Tungabhadra that would defy the Delhi Sultanate for 300 years. Under Krishnadevaraya it became the richest city in India, until one catastrophic battle in 1565 reduced it to the haunting ruins of Hampi.
27 September 2026 · 38 min read