Conducted over a period of four months, a total of 17.3 crore voters were registered.

Indian cinema never wavered from its role as cultural unifier.

It overcame a colonial hangover to create a unique and vibrant place for itself.

Gender continues to be a deeply contested and unjust space.

There have been innumerable hurdles, but the battle remains spirited.

Tracking India’s remarkable progress through milestones in its scientific journey.

Working-class movements played a key role in giving an impetus to the national movement.

His death marked the lowest point in the judicial process of the Bhima Koregaon case.

The fight for TRPs resulted in channels adding more and more programmes.

The erstwhile State was also bifurcated into two Union Territories—J&K and Ladakh.

The government was not prepared to handle the mayhem that followed the announcement.

The memory continues to sear the conscience of Indians.

It showed how a peaceful and democratic protest could challenge the might of the state.

She had already become a sporting legend in India before winning an Olympic medal.

The judgment was a landmark in India’s constitutional history.

The Dalit cause became a political movement in north India with the BSP.

The Left in Bengal never quite managed to fully recover from the turn of incidents.

The Narmada Valley project was conceived in 1946, but work on it started only in 1978.

It generated a political energy that culminated in the mosque’s ultimate destruction.

It laid the foundation for Hindu nationalism and reshaped the public sphere irrevocably.

The story of its success is that of the triumphant march of Hindi film music.

The yatra was the biggest mass mobilisation of Hindutva forces.

The Mandal moment fragmented north Indian voters decisively on caste lines.

In hindsight, India’s liberalisation has been a mix of hits and misses.

The securities scam introduced a bouquet of historic changes.

As the 1990s ended, there was panic across the world.

The case ended peremptory dismissals of State governments by an antagonistic Centre.

The year 1980 turned out to be the turning point for both Padukone and Indian sports.

At the core of the Accord was the “Foreigners Issue”.

It was a giant leap for the collective aspirations of the Indian middle class.

The Supreme Court bench placed emphasis on the dignity and choice of individuals.

Cremation grounds and burials were so overburdened that they had to turn away bodies.

From a normal, life-loving, gentle young woman, she became the “Iron Lady of Manipur”.

Anand is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest chess players ever.

It is considered India’s worst riot since Partition.

It is credited with enabling a second term for Manmohan Singh’s government in 2009.

She was one of the most consistent performers in Indian athletics history.

The main objective is to recognise the rights of the forest dwelling tribal communities.

The festivals were the first attempts to present India through Indian eyes.

That day on, cricket rose from being just a popular sport to a national obsession.

Usha galvanised an entire generation to take to track and field.

Bhat’s body was not returned to his family, which sparked widespread fury in Kashmir.

The serial dealt deftly with issues that were prevalent at the time.

It was successful primarily because of its simplicity and the involvement of locals.