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Irish who served British in India were rejected at home. An exhibition looks at their history
This little nugget of history is on display at a travelling exhibition in Delhi that captures the complicated history of ...
India’s encounter with western modernity: Review of The Other Mohan in Britain’s Indian Ocean Empire
Amrita Shah’s book, The Other Mohan in Britain’s Indian Ocean Empire, is a deeply researched historical work on the Indian diaspora in Britain’s Indian Ocean world. Shah’s book focuses on South Africa ...
Fort William renamed Vijay Durg: A monument that witnessed the rise and fall of British Empire
Fort William’s military legacy spans centuries, from its role as a British colonial stronghold to its current significance as ...
This country was never enslaved by British or Mughals, its name is…, located near…
However, there is one neighboring country of India that has never been ruled by any foreign power. Yes, Nepal is the only ...
The British Raj extracted $65 trillion from India: Fact or fiction?
Is there a case for reparations? Oxfam’s huge estimate of the money drained from India by Britain’s colonial rule does not ...
The rise of India’s premier boarding schools: From Empire to Independence and after
While The Lawrence School, Sanawar, began as a military asylum for orphans, The Doon School emerged in the decade of India’s ...
Art for empire’s sake
BENGALURU: Sunil Baboo is perhaps not a name that would ring in many nods in a room. His work being in a field – collecting ...