Seas Apart

How artists helped British officials in 18th-century India keep in touch with loved ones far away

Tracing the passage of miniature portrait painters Diana Hill and George Carter.

Francis Owtram
· Aug 08, 2020 · 01:30 pm
Step aside, Gujaratis: Tamilians were India's earliest recorded maritime traders

South Asia expert John Guy says that South Indian traders in the first millennium were driven by an appetite for gold.

Mridula Chari
· Feb 06, 2015 · 07:00 am