Adrija Roychowdhury
Adrija is senior sub-editor, Indian Express. She mainly writes on History and world politics. Follow her on Twitter @AdrijaRoychow
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Mon, Feb 01, 2016Behind Brexit: How love for chicken tikka masala turned into fear of the outsider
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Mon, Feb 01, 2016Behind the six Indian Victoria Crosses, the forgotten Jawans of the Raj
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Mon, Feb 01, 2016World Refugee Day: Five human influxes that have shaped India
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Mon, Feb 01, 2016The many ‘isms’ in 50-year history of Shiv Sena
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Mon, Feb 01, 2016Muhammad Ali’s bouts outside the ring: Embrace of Islam and refusal to fight in Vietnam
"My conscious won't let me go shoot my brother, or some darker people, or some poor hungry people in the mud for big powerful America," said Ali
Mon, Feb 01, 2016African rulers of India: That part of our history we choose to forget
The elite status of the African slaves in India ensured that a number of them had access to political authority and secrets which they could make use of to become rulers in their own right, reigning over parts of India.
Mon, Feb 01, 2016Port of persistence: How India docked at Chabahar
The historic pact makes Chabahar the first foreign port which India is involved in developing to such a large extent.
Mon, Feb 01, 2016From Aryabhata to RLV-TD: A history of India’s space journeys
ISRO was originally called the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) when it was set up in 1962 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Vikram Sarabhai.
Mon, Feb 01, 2016After MGR, Jayalalithaa the first to retain power in Tamil Nadu
As Jayalalithaa takes oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu this year, she would be carrying ahead the tradition set by her 'political Guru'.
Mon, Feb 01, 2016
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MPs, MLAs can practice law during their elected tenure: SC
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Kerala priest forced to revoke ban on nun who joined protest
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Srinagar businessman gets bail in Kashmir terror funding case
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