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Valay Singh

Articles by Valay Singh

HistoriCity: The Great Nicobar’s Past and Present

Both Andaman and Nicobar were created due to a historical geological development that took place in the Cretaceous age. (iStock photo | File)

Updated on Jun 11, 2026 04:11 IST

HistoriCity: Indian history rife with games of succession rivalries

The power to anoint kings as well as to remove them remained with priestly Brahmin who along with Kshatriya constituted duopoly. (Image sourced from The Archaeologist)

Updated on Jun 4, 2026 10:09 IST

HistoriCity: Nagapattinam to Netherlands, A 1000 year journey

The Chola emblem—the tiger, along with two lamps and fish—forms are etched in the seal. (TamilNation.org website)

Updated on May 26, 2026 08:08 IST

HistoriCity: How ancient India became the ‘Golden Sparrow’ through gold trade

India’s centuries-old gold tradition, rooted in religion and trade, continues to drive demand despite economic concerns over imports. (AFP)

Updated on May 17, 2026 09:37 IST

HistoryCity | Tamil Nadu’s Christian roots are two millennia old

Chandrashekhar Joseph Vijay arguably the biggest film star in Tamil Nadu. (Actor Vijay | Facebook)

Updated on May 8, 2026 14:20 IST

HistoriCity | Colonial lens to Republic’s viewfinder: Evolution of photography

Veteran photographer Raghu Rai’s photography is often described as a “visual record” of modern India. (Image sourced from NewsonAIR)

Updated on Apr 28, 2026 07:43 IST

HistoriCity | Tamil Nadu: A Brief History from Presidency to Tamilakam

The ancient region of Tamilakam has changed continuously both politically as well as territorially. (Image sourced from Incredible India)

Updated on Apr 21, 2026 08:07 IST

HistoriCity: Destruction of culture is a war crime

An empty chair sits under the portraits of Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left), the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (centre) and the new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (right). (AFP)

Updated on Apr 14, 2026 07:47 IST

HistoriCity | The pre-colonial roots of Christianity in India

There is more concrete historical evidence about the arrival of Christianity in South Asia that takes the association back 1500 yrs. (AP picture)

Updated on Apr 7, 2026 06:36 IST

HistoriCity | Transgender identities always a part of India’s cultural discourse

A supporter of the LGBTQIA+ community during a protest against passage of Transgender Persons Bill. (PTI photo)

Updated on Mar 31, 2026 08:44 IST

HistoriCity | Mamata’s constituency Bhowanipore is as old as it is fascinating

It is one of the oldest areas of Kolkata (earlier Calcutta), no history of this city would be complete without this neighbourhood. (Facebook | Mamata Banerjee)

Updated on Mar 24, 2026 09:06 IST

HistoriCity | Hormuz and its Nakhuda Connection with India

The US-Israeli war on Iran has led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. (REUTERS/Representative)

Updated on Mar 14, 2026 12:49 IST

HistoriCity: Tehran’s tryst with history

Tehran, the modern heart of Iran, is a large metropolis with more than 10 million residents; however, less than two centuries ago it was a small village. For well over two millennia Tehran, which means the bottom of the mountain in Persian lies surrounded by the (Britannica website)

Updated on Mar 7, 2026 07:50 IST

HistoriCity: Tech and its chequered history in India

Ancient India was an important source for cotton and it was widely cultivated, and its fabric created in colourful patterns. (Reuters representative photo)

Updated on Mar 3, 2026 09:36 IST

HistoriCity: How Mughals conquered riverine Bangladesh

Before Mughal intervention, undivided Bengal was ruled by the Afghan Karrani dynasty, established by Taj Khan Karrani. (AP photo)

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 05:31 IST

HistoriCity: Public finance and taxes in early Indian history

A budget (comes from the word bulge or a bag) was certainly not presented in any modern sense. (World Hole Oceanographic institution website)

Updated on Feb 7, 2026 06:20 IST

HistoriCity | One republic, many ‘republics’: Rethinking ancient Indian history

India celebrated her 77th Republic Day on Monday, with the parade also marking 150 years of Vande Mataram. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 24:44 IST

HistoriCity: Who built Somnath and what history tell us

The first inscriptional evidence of a temple at Somnath comes from a Chedi inscription from either late 10th or early 11th century. (Gujarat Tourism website)

Updated on Jan 22, 2026 03:09 IST

In overcrowded prisons, justice has lost its way

The presumption of innocence, enshrined in the Constitution, appears to have no practical value inside prison walls. The law insists they are presumed innocent, but in practice many spend longer in prison awaiting trial. (HT Archive)

Updated on Jan 21, 2026 15:55 IST

HistoriCity| Bringing the Buddha home: The Piprahwa relics

Gautam Buddha grew up as Prince Siddhartha in the Shakya clan.

Updated on Jan 12, 2026 01:08 IST

HistoriCity: The many musical strings that bind West Bengal and Bangladesh

The cultural bonds binding modern India and Bangladesh go back several centuries. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated on Jan 2, 2026 10:33 IST

HistoriCity: India’s ancient bedrock ‘Aravallis’ at risk amid ecological battles

A drone view of Aravalli hills in Ajmer, Rajasthan. (ANI)

Updated on Dec 24, 2025 06:02 IST

HistoriCity | How Deepavali evolved over time and region

Deepavali has evolved over millennia and defied homogeneity. (Representational image)

Updated on Dec 14, 2025 11:08 IST

HistoriCity: Evolution of labour rights in India through history

The Manusmriti says that artisans, craftsmen and Shudras should perform a day’s free labour in addition to paying taxes. (Representative file photo)

Updated on Nov 28, 2025 08:37 IST

HistoriCity | Chanakya: A look at the folklore and the facts

(File representative photo)

Updated on Nov 18, 2025 16:01 IST

HistoriCity: Zohran Mamdani and the forgotten Khoja legacy

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. (AP)

Updated on Nov 10, 2025 13:38 IST

HistoriCity: The focus on the Nishad community in the upcoming Bihar polls

The nomination of Mukesh Sahni as the deputy chief minister candidate for the RJD-Congress+ alliance – if it comes to power -- is perhaps the first time that a person from the Mallah community has been made a key face of a major political formation. (PTI)

Updated on Nov 1, 2025 06:07 IST

HistoriCity | Revisiting the shared past of India and Afghanistan

The recent meeting between the Taliban foreign minister and Indian officials in Delhi gives occasion to revisit our shared past. (Minaret of Jam in the Shahrak District of Ghor Province / AFP)

Updated on Oct 20, 2025 09:51 IST

HistoriCity | Palestine: The quest for a homeland

Traditional interpretations of the Philistines (Peleset) and ancient Palestine were shaped by colonial and biblical scholarship. (REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 12, 2025 15:18 IST

HistoriCity | India’s population through the ages

A colonial-era painting. (Sourced)

Updated on Oct 4, 2025 10:50 IST

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