Omnicom’s acquisition of IPG has triggered the largest creative consolidation in advertising history. We trace the history, ...

Centuries-old Marathi stories reveal that India’s savannas have existed much longer than commonly believed, challenging assumptions that they are degraded former forests.

There’s something electric about walking down a street where every stone beneath your feet has witnessed empires rise and fall. In a handful of places around the globe, the ancient past doesn’t hide ...

Safdar Jung, the Persian-born Nawab of Awadh and later Prime Minister of a declining Mughal Empire, shaped one of the most ...

History often uses exaggeration and hyperbole to tell a tale. We don’t really know history. We just know the version that ...

Hampi feels like a place where history is still alive. It is peaceful, ancient, and full of stories from the Vijayanagara ...

If someone happens to visit Kurukshetra for the Gita Mahotsav, he must drop in to the archaeological complex at Thanesar to ...

The end of British colonial rule birthed two sovereign nations—but hastily drawn borders caused simmering tensions to boil over. 75 years later, memories of Partition still haunt survivors. People ...

While Alaska has a relatively short history as a territory and state, there is much to learn about our own founding – as a state and a community. Juneau is blessed with a variety of historical sources ...

Islamic, the theocratic regime in Iran has studiously downplayed it ever since it captured power. Now, however, the ancient ...

The Koh-i-Noor diamond is the central stone in the Queen Mother's crown, which she wore to her coronation in 1937. Here's ...

In a bold new history, Sven Beckert traces the origins of our modern economy, from global port cities to the halls of power.