The writer is a veteran historian and scholar.
Moral values originate to fulfill the demands of different classes of a society. Lie and truth are two important values which contradict each other....
In history individuals have played a vital role for change and on account of their contribution become heroes. However, the nature and...
There are different categories of imperialism which emerged, according to the need of the time. In the first category was commercial imperialism,...
Every society has its own peculiar sweet tooth and sweets have become an important ingredient of our food a well. There are different sweets like...
Every society has marginalised groups of people, who are separated from the mainstream and whose social and cultural contribution is not recognised...
Every nation has a past. It is the task of historians to reconstruct it on the basis of documents, folklore, monuments, and archaeological evidence...
History-writing is changing and its scope expanding. A group of historians have shifted their attention from political history to the history of...
The defeat and victory of a nation is a common factor in the annals of history. Whenever the historians of a nation narrate victories, there is...
In his maiden speech in parliament after he was elected president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela vehemently pronounced that he did not harbour...
Whenever our intellectuals compare the East with the West, they tend to admire and idealise the Western civilisation, with its developments in...
What happened in the past cannot be altered but it can be interpreted from time to time on the basis of political, social and ideological...
Throughout history, it was customary for ruling dynasties to build palaces, fortresses, temples and public buildings to display their power and...
The history of the Roman Empire fascinates European nations. Many of them tend to admire those emperors and generals who defeated the so-called...
Generally, historians recognised the contribution of elite classes such as royal dynasties, the aristocracy and feudal lords but ignored the role of...
Historians generally do write political, social and economic narratives but ignore the role of decisions that are taken on the basis of emotions and...
When the Iranian faction gained influence during the Abbasid period, they restored ancient Persian court ceremonies that were part of the Abbasid...
In the democratic age, the space for people’s protest and resistance is very wide. Therefore, people adopt different means to have their demands...
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan is remembered as an educationist and religious scholar who took a keen interest in the social and political affairs of his time....
The concept of a welfare state is the product of the modern age. Its historical roots can be found in the Industrial Revolution, which produced a...
There are two forms of history writing that can help us understand a nation and its character. The first is dominated by the interests of the ruling...
