Explained History

King Charles ‘backs’ research into British monarchy’s slavery ties: How Britain, its royalty profited from slave tradeSubscriber Only

April 8, 2023 16:52 IST

Buckingham Palace has announced that it is collaborating with a study exploring the relationship the British monarchy had with the slave trade. Here is what available historical evidence tells us.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan. Express archive photo *** Local Caption *** Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Prime Minister of Pakistan.

44 years of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s hanging: The man who would ‘wage a war for 1,000 years’ with IndiaSubscriber Only

May 4, 2023 17:04 IST

Bhutto was the brain behind Operation Gibraltar and Operation Grand Slam, triggering the 1965 India-Pakistan war. He made vitriolic speeches against India at the UN, and in 1971, stormed out of a UN Security Council session, 'in tears'.

Remembering the Vaikom satyagrahaSubscriber Only

April 2, 2023 12:42 IST

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will jointly inaugurate the centenary celebrations of the historic anti-untouchability movement at a ceremony in Vaikom later today.

Rajasthan Day: How India’s largest state took shape in stagesSubscriber Only

March 31, 2023 07:56 IST

Every year, March 30 is celebrated as Rajasthan Day, marking the state’s foundation in 1949. However, what we know today as Rajasthan was created in phases, with the final modifications occurring in 1956.

As Rahul Gandhi has to leave Lok Sabha, remembering Indira Gandhi’s disqualification 48 years agoSubscriber Only

March 27, 2023 09:15 IST

Indira Gandhi was disqualified by a single-judge Bench of the Allahabad High Court, which found her guilty of corrupt electoral practices in the elections of 1971. The decision would be the trigger for Indira to declare the Emergency, changing the politics of India forever.

One of the very few actual surviving photos of Bhagat Singh. This photo was taken in prison, where he is seen wearing a handcuffs tied to a chain.

How Nehru defended Bhagat Singh after his conviction: ‘This type of courage is rare’Subscriber Only

March 24, 2023 07:35 IST

Shaheed Diwas | Nehru had said, "Whether I agree with him or not, my heart is full of admiration for the courage and self-sacrifice of a man like Bhagat Singh. Courage of the Bhagat Singh type is exceedingly rare."

Bihar Day: How Bihar was carved out of the Bengal Presidency in 1912Subscriber Only

March 23, 2023 07:26 IST

March 22 has been observed as Bihar Diwas or Bihar Day since 2010, on the directions of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who hoped that such an event would help Biharis “celebrate [their] glorious past and gear [them] up to revive it.”

Physicist Homi J Bhabha. (Express Archives)

‘Rocket Boys’ Season 2: The life of Homi J Bhabha, and how he helped pioneer India’s nuclear programmeSubscriber Only

March 20, 2023 09:44 IST

We take a look at the life of Jehangir Homi Bhabha, the Cambridge-educated physicist who helped established research institutions in India.

An anti-apartheid protest is seen in London, UK, at South Africa House in 1989 with people waving flags with yellow, green, red and black stripes.

On this day 31 years ago, how apartheid ended in South AfricaSubscriber Only

March 17, 2023 10:25 IST

The apartheid officially began in 1948. Here is how it was finally cast off, after decades of protests and brutal repression.

A visual of a care ward with patients on beds, a doctor and a nurse standing.

Three years since WHO declared Covid-19 a pandemic: What was the first pandemic of modern India?Subscriber Only

March 11, 2023 09:23 IST

The Third Plague Pandemic devastated India, killing at least 10 million people in the country, starting in 1896. The pandemic would leave deep scars in Indian society, which bore the brunt not just of the disease but of its brutal handling by British authorities.

Biju Patnaik’s iconic ‘Dakota’ plane unveiled: The story of the politician when he was a pilotSubscriber Only

March 7, 2023 18:34 IST

While today he may be remembered more for his political career, Biju Patnaik’s exploits as an aviator are as memorable, if not more. While flying British planes during the World War, he would sometimes drop ‘seditious’ pamphlets, supporting the Quit India Movement, over Indian troops.

Why is the discovery of a hidden corridor in the Great Pyramid of Giza important?Subscriber Only

March 3, 2023 16:53 IST

While the tomb commissioned by the Pharaoh Khufu has been explored throughout its 4500 year history, the latest find indicates that it still hides many mysteries within its imposing walls.

A File photo of OP Blue Star during the Khalistan movement that gripped Punjab in the 1980s.

As Amritpal Singh’s followers run amok, a brief history of the Khalistan movementSubscriber Only

February 24, 2023 18:40 IST

The Khalistan movement and its demand for a separate Sikh state has persisted in various forms for well over fifty years in Punjab and the Sikh diaspora abroad.

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