Narayani Basu

Narayani Basu is a historian and author, most recently, of VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India

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Ajit Doval is wrong. Subhas Chandra Bose could not have prevented Partition

June 20,2023 16:54:30 PM

Presenting Bose as the man capable of single-handedly preventing Partition is harmful to a nuanced understanding of Indian history — and the role that Bose played in it

Tue, Jun 20, 2023

No records of the wars of 1962, 1965 and 1971 in National Archives: By controlling Archives, government controls the narrativePremium Story

December 26,2022 19:13:23 PM

Citizens of any democratic society have the right to understand their past, as well as the right to learn the truths that governments may find uncomfortable.

Mon, Dec 26, 2022

Remembering Baig sahib: The man at Midland Books who understood what it means to be a book loverPremium Story

November 26,2022 18:00:49 PM

In the age of Amazon and Kindle, bookshops that function on an innate understanding of what books can mean to a reader and on nurturing a lifelong relationship with their clientele are a dwindling society of kindred spirits. That is why Baig sahib’s loss is a deeply personal one

Sat, Nov 26, 2022

The Election Commission of India was built on public trustPremium Story

March 22,2021 03:06:05 AM

Amid recent questions about the ECI’s autonomy, a look at how the body has steered India’s electoral history.

Mon, Mar 22, 2021