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Oral and Folk Histories
History is not preserved only in books, official documents, and written records. For thousands of years, human beings have understood and passed on their world through speech, stories, myths, songs, legends, and personal memories
Ötzi: What a 5,300-Year-Old Body Can Tell Us About the Past
For thousands of years, a man lay hidden beneath the ice of the Alps. No one knew his name, where he had come from, or how he had died. Then, in the summer of 1991, two German tourists hiking in
The rising town in new delhi
Stories, reporting, and reflections on Delhi’s people, neighbourhoods, history, politics, and everyday life.
India gate and the idea of india gate
A historic landmark and living symbol of Delhi, connecting the city’s past, public memory, and everyday life.
The amendment in France constitution
The heart of France’s legislative democracy, where elected representatives
12th amendment led to protest
A constitutional change that reshaped the legal and political framework