Category: History
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Ferments: The Hollow Men and the Stuffed Prophet
Ferments O Child of the twentieth CenturyBrought up on junkKnowMother’s milk was the norm once. O traveller of the internetKnow information travelled then too O laptop-hugging walking encyclopediaKnow your seniors were as smartSometimes smarter too O devourerOf instant infotainmentKnow some history too. The Conjuror in the Sun 19th century Spain was a mosaic of smuggling,…
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Assyrians
The Neo-Assyrian Empire peaked in the 7th Century BCE through brutal conquest but quickly fell between 612 and 609 BCE due to internal strife, civil wars, and external coalitions led by Babylonians and Medes. The ensuing conflicts shaped regional dynamics, leading to relentless warfare influenced by religion and ideology throughout history.
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Y Chromosome Collapse and Sanauli Chariot
An excavation becomes a dream, a dream becomes history, and history becomes biology. From Rakhigarhi to Abhimanyu, this essay explores how war erased male lineages, elevated women warriors, and left its trace in the Y chromosome.
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