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May 2026

“‘I want to be an autonomous woman,’ I kept saying to everybody”

Romila Thapar on life, teaching and what led her to history

Hartosh Singh Bal


Twelfth Man

Between Hammer and Anvil

  • The Lede

    • Labour / Lede Noida workers battle corporate exploitation and police repression Akhilesh Pandey
  • Perspectives

    • Politics / Commentary The women’s reservation bill was an all-too-transparent ploy Hartosh Singh Bal
  • Reporting & Essays

    • History / Interview Romila Thapar on life, teaching and what led her to history Hartosh Singh Bal
    • History / Excerpt Confrontations over the reading of history Romila Thapar
    • Politics / News A Nath sect finds its lands sealed amid RSS’s territorial consolidation in Delhi Amrita Singh
    • Sports / Essay The story of an incomplete cricketer in Kashmir T Altaf
    • Film / Photo Essay A film institute in an era of censorship
  • Books

    • Communities / Books How three recent books redefine cookbooks in India Atmadeep Sengupta
    • Literature / Bookshelf Bookshelf - May 2026
  • Editor's Corner

    • Labour / editor's pick Editor's Pick
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