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Post-Independence India
Three Wars, One Decade: 1962, 1965 and 1971
Three wars in one decade: 1962 shattered an illusion, 1965 redeemed an army, 1971 redrew the map of South Asia. Causes, course, outcomes and the lessons UPSC loves to ask.
27 September 2026 · 48 min read
Modern History
Netaji's Army: How the INA and the 1946 Naval Mutiny Shook the Raj
From Bose's daring escape to the Red Fort trials and the 1946 naval mutiny, how the INA turned Britain's own soldiers against the Raj.
27 September 2026 · 25 min read
Modern History
1857: the year India rose, and the empire learned to rule differently
In 1857, sepoys, queens, peasants and preachers rose together, and lost. The uprising that ended Company rule, rebuilt the British army, and became Indian nationalism's first shared memory.
27 September 2026 · 37 min read
Medieval History
The Mystics Who Wore No Crown: Sufism's Conquest of Indian Hearts
They rejected palaces, embraced music, fed the poor, and preached that God is love, the Sufi saints of the Chishti and Suhrawardi orders did what no army could: they made Islam Indian. From Ajmer's dargah to Nizamuddin's khanqah, this is their story.
27 September 2026 · 39 min read
Medieval History
The Reformer and the Visionary: Alauddin's Markets and Tughlaq's Experiments
One Sultan fixed the price of everything from grain to horses to fund history's first standing army in India. His successor tried to move the capital 1,500 km, print token currency, and tax a famine-struck doab, and failed spectacularly at all three. The Khaljis and Tughlaqs, explained.
27 September 2026 · 34 min read