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India,
in context.

Thoughtful essays and explainers that put India in context, with sources you can check.

A woman in a yellow sari looks out over the Varanasi riverfront

A complex country.
Many Indias.

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02 / A deeper look

A more connected India

Stories that connect the dots · Different peoples, shared futures

03 The explainer

Context 03 of 05

Everything
has a backstory.

Events don't happen in isolation. Explore how history, institutions, people and consequences shape the India we see today.

Explore the explainer
  1. 01EventA spark in the present.
  2. 02HistoryLayers of what came before.
  3. 03InstitutionsRules, systems and structures.
  4. 04PeopleCitizens, communities and movements.
  5. 05ConsequencesRipple effects across generations.

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