Sarojini Naidu’s moving poem, The Gift of India, which tells of the sacrifices made by 1.5 million Indian soldiers in the First World War, will be read by actress Nina Wadia at this year’s very sp...

“Sisters, you should encourage your husbands and brothers and sons and not worry them with your objections. If you want them to be true men, send them to the army with your blessings. Don’t be anx...

On June 28, 1914, a young Serbian nationalist assassinated the presumptive heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, thus starting World War I. That, at any rate, is the familiar way that the origins for t...

This relationship, which remained intense for much of two decades, had a deeper meaning. It mirrored the frustrating efforts to plant the seeds of peace on a philosophical and religious level which th...

Haldane had a special relationship with India. At sixty-four, he preferred to leave England and settle down in India, a fact that is difficult to believe as sixty-four yearsis rarely perceived to be a...

A well known English actor, Laurence Fox, has apologised for suggesting that Sam Mendes should not have included a Sikh soldier in his war epic 1917, which has been nominated for 10 Oscars, nine Bafta...

War does not always leave funereal silence in its wake. When World War I drew to a close, it ushered in an age bustling with energy — the ‘Roaring Twenties’ in America and les années folles, or...

A hundred years ago, Kuhoi Zhimomi Sema Naga (Sukhai) assisted by Hekikhe Awomi (Surumi) led 2,000 Nagas to assist the Allies of World War I. Marking the day in history for the Sumi (Sema) Naga tribe,...

The colour of World War I memory is no longer exclusively white. In the past four years leading up to Armistice Day on November 11, the role played by the four million-plus non-white soldiers and auxi...

President Donald Trump’s brand of “America First” nationalism was repudiated on Sunday as leaders from around the globe gathered to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended ...