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“A region lives not only inside its borders, but in the relationships that survive every redrawing of those borders.”

“The value of Delhi Sultanate beyond the story of conquest lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of From Babur to Bahadur Shah: the body beneath the throne lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Jagat Seth: money and power beneath the easy story of betrayal lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Partition: was Muslim society ever a single voice? lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of The idea of Pakistan: religion, language and an unfinished contradiction lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Corruption: bad people or a system of bad incentives? lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Why politics began: from kinship to state and accountability lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Marathas in Bengal: Bargi terror, revenue war and folk memory lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of War, faith and rule: reading Turk-Afghan Bengal lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Islamic Bengal: beyond invasion toward a regional state lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Bengal’s literary golden age: patronage, labour and memory lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Bangla and Bengalis: does identity begin with language, geography or memory? lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Renaissance or selective revival: Veda, modernity and nationalism lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”

“The value of Mandal Commission: reservation, representation and invisible advantages lies not in a quick answer, but in learning to hold evidence, context and contradiction together.”