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The early story of Christianity in Northeast India
Colonial officers, venture capitalists and Baptist missionaries in the Naga highlands.
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Latest Articles
Sustaining the myth of merit
How technical knowledge became the preserve of a ‘meritorious’ upper-caste elite.
From Bin Qasim to Ertugrul
How the Pakistani state has revived the use of historical drama as a political tool.
The costly spectacle of cricket
What COVID-19 reveals about the spectacle of cricket and inequality within the cricket fraternity.
The early story of Christianity in Northeast India
Colonial officers, venture capitalists and Baptist missionaries in the Naga highlands.
