How Yale was built on stolen riches, why India is half an hour off global time zones, the war heroes of Catherine Duleep Singh and Noor Inayat Khan, and much more.
Amrita Sher-Gil with her paintings (Umrao Singh Sher-Gil reflected in the mirror), Paris, France, c.1930 (The Sher-Gil Archives)
Below are the top 15 articles of 2023 that delved into South Asian history. Understand how India got its name, why the world lost Dhaka muslin, whether romantic kissing originated in ancient India, and much more.