Rani of Jhansi, part 1

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th-century Mexican nun, poet, playwright, composer, and all-around intellectual menace to the patriarchy. In this episode of Queens Podcast, we trace Sor Juana’s rise from hacienda library goblin to celebrated court intellectual and how she used ...  Show more

Today we’re diving into the wildly dramatic life of Mary Shelley, the mother of science fiction and the ultimate OG Goth Girl. From radical feminist and revolutionary parents, to graveyard hookups, to the stormy summer that gave us Frankenstein, Mary’s life was just as haunting a ...  Show more

Evolving from an obscure ancient ruler to a contemporary national icon, Chandragupta Maurya's story is finally being told. However, despite tales of leading empires and defeating the successors of Alexander the Great, there is no official record of his events- only moments tak ...

It can be easy to think of the recent history of India—especially for those who aren’t from there—as a straight line, from the Mughal Empire, through the British Empire, to independent India. That, of course, is hugely simplistic, missing the mess of competing polities, interests ...  Show more

There is no beating down Shah Rukh Khan! 

In the latest turning point to a career as dramatic as his films, the “King of Bollywood” is back at the top with two runaway hits-Pathan and Jawan. SRK has built a billion-dollar career out of romancing women on screen. But peo ...

இந்திய வரலாற்றில் பெரிதும் பேசப்படாத மூவேந்தர்களின் வீரம், தமிழர்களின் வீரத்தை பாரெங்கும் பறைசாற்றிய கரும்பெண்ணை நதிக்கரை போர்க்களம், சேர, சோழ, பாண்டியர்களும் பேரரசன் இளஞ்சேட்சென்னியின் தலைமையில் வெற்றிவாகை சூடியதை கூறும் வரலாற்று புதினமே சி.வெற்றிவேல் எழுதிய உங்கள் அபிமான கவிதா ...  Show more