The Long Memory

A Kingdom Renounced, A War He Thought Unwinnable: Babu Amar Singh And The Revolt Of 1857 In South Bihar

An Account Of The Jagdishpur Brothers: Kunwar Singh, Amar Singh and the National Insurrection in Shahabad region.

Oct 31 • The Long Memory

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A Journey to Bayana: Sixty Miles From Agra And Sixteen Centuries From Today

Bayana was a Gupta outpost, a Rajput fortress, a Sultanate city and a Mughal pargana. Today its fort stands empty, its architecture survives in Agra…

Oct 16 • The Long Memory

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September 2026

Devotion Of The Defeated: The Making And Unmaking Of The Ghazi Mian Cult In North India

A pilgrimage to Bahraich traces how a medieval warrior saint became an object of shared Hindu-Muslim devotion, and how the political power that made the…

Sep 26 • The Long Memory

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Aurangzeb And The Naked Fakir

The Life, Times and Legacy of Sufi-Poet Sarmad Kashani and His Spiritual Bond with Dara Shukoh

Sep 10 • The Long Memory

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August 2026

From Temple Floors To Palaces: The Shakta Queens Who Ruled Assam

An account of three Ahom queens who ruled Assam in name of the Goddess and left behind coins, temples and a rupture that would break open a generation…

Aug 27 • The Long Memory

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The Second Sun on Kashi's Horizon: Swami Ramananda Between Hagiography And History

A journey tracing the texts, sacred places and living traditions that remember Swami Ramananda.

Aug 17 • The Long Memory

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The Sanskrit Drama That Wept For Mewar

A forgotten Sanskrit drama of 13th century describes Sultan Iltutmish's invasion of Mewar, focusing on the suffering of ordinary people who were caught…

Aug 3 • The Long Memory

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July 2026

Monks, Mendicants And Merchants in Eastern Himalayas

How East India company relied on ancient networks of wandering monks and spiritual regents to influence trade, culture and diplomacy in the 18th century…

Jul 17 • The Long Memory

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The Fall of the Hoysalas (and the Vow Shiva Kept)

The Brutal Death and Divine Afterlife of Karnataka's Great Monarch

Jul 2 • The Long Memory

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June 2026

Living (and Preserving) ' The Long Memory '

स्मृतिलब्धे सर्वप्रमोक्षः - Upon regaining memory, there is complete liberation.

Jun 15 • The Long Memory

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