HarbansMukhia - BEYOND KINGS & DYNASTIES - RETHINKING MEDIEVAL INDIAN HISTORY - 2026

"History is far more than the "enthronement or dethronement of kings" and their battles." Renowned historian Harbans Mukhia explores the shift toward the "history of the people" and the wider social significance of our past. Explore how decolonising scholarship and using imagination can help us understand the "complex milieu of everyday life" across centuries. To read the full article, find the link in the comments. #

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SWAPAN BASUR SANBAD SAMAYIKPATRE VIDYASAGAR - SOPAN, KOLKATA, INDIA, 2026.

SWAPAN BASUR SANBAD SAMAYIKPATRE VIDYASAGAR - SOPAN, KOLKATA, INDIA, 2026.

DEBENDRANATH THAKUR CHITHIPATRA-SANKALAN O SAMPADANA ASISH KHASTAGIR - SOPAN - 2026

. SOPAN PRAKASHANA, KOLKATA, INDIA

CHAKMA'S RESISTANCE TO bRITISH RULE - RATAN LAL CHAKRABARTY - 2026

Long before British rule was firmly established in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the Chakmas resisted the East India Company's attempts to impose revenue collection and extend its authority into the hills. Led by Sher Daulat Khan, Jan Baksh Khan and Ranu Khan, they used guerrilla tactics to challenge Company forces, disrupt revenue collection and defend their control over the region. The resistance lasted for roughly a decade before an economic blockade finally forced Jan Baksh Khan to come to terms with the Company in 1787. Read the full article. Link in the comments. CHAKMA

New Cambridge Element, Censorship of History by Antoon De Baets, out now! 2026

New Cambridge Element, Censorship of History by Antoon De Baets, out now! Read for free for the next 2 weeks at https://cup.org/4fTJLAB

THE PARTITION OF India - BADRUDDIN UMAR - 2026

India's partition was shaped by more than religious differences. According to Badruddin Umar, British colonial policies, growing competition between Hindu and Muslim elites, and decades of political compromise transformed social divisions into communal conflict. Rather than confronting colonial rule directly, Congress and the Muslim League became locked in a struggle over power-sharing—culminating in the partition of India and Bengal in 1947. Read the full article. Link in the comments.

HOUSEHOLD VIOLENCE IN GRECO-ROMAN EGYPT - SOCIAL SPATIAL & TEMPORAL PERSPECTIVES -fourth century BC to the fourth century AD

"Drawing on papyrological evidence (especially legal petitions), this volume illuminates the social, spatial, temporal, and material realities of household violence in Greco-Roman Egypt from the

, and beyond, exploring how men and women experienced and narrated acts of aggression. Across six chapters, it examines the forms of violence—physical aggression (bia), verbal abuse (loidoria), and hubris (hybris), which combines both of the former with emotional and shaming effects. The book explores triggers such as familial disputes, inheritance conflicts, drunkenness, and theft and analyses the relationships between perpetrators and victims, including family, neighbours, officials, and strangers. Spatial contexts are linked to architectural features of the house, while temporal patterns reveal peaks in evening and nighttime incidents. The study also considers the weapons and tools used in domestic assaults, offering insights into methods and intensity".