The Prize Gandhi Never Won
The Norwegian Nobel Committee considered Gandhi five times and never honoured him. Its reasons were serious, and they may say more about the meaning of peace than about the man.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs · Hard
Indian History passages for CAT RC
The subcontinent's past, from early states to the colonial and modern era.
5 long-form indian history essays, written at the density of real CAT passages, each with CAT, XAT and GMAT-style questions and explanations. For real exam passages, practise the solved CAT RC PYQs; for a daily routine, see CAT RC practice.
All History & CivilizationAncient HistoryIndian HistoryModern HistoryWorld WarsColonialism & EmpireArchaeologyHistory of IdeasProgress & Modernity
What Did 1947 Actually Free Us From?
India's Independence ended colonial rule in 1947, but did it make Indians truly free? An essay on sovereignty, inequality and the unfinished meaning of freedom.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
The Silence Around Draupadi
A powerful reflection on Draupadi’s humiliation, memory, rage, and moral clarity in the Mahabharata through a modern philosophical lens.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
The Golden Sparrow: A Diagnostic of Indian History
Explore why India was called the Golden Sparrow and how wealth, culture and political fragmentation shaped Indian history for centuries.
Abhishek Leela Pandey4 Qs
When Knowledge Burned: The Fall of Nalanda
Nalanda’s burning erased more than books. It shattered a living tradition of knowledge, showing how fragile the continuity of thought truly is.
Abhishek Leela Pandey