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Anu Kumar
Anu Kumar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Amid Mughal-Maratha battles, an East India Company man reaped the benefits of political neutrality
As president of Fort St George, Nathaniel Higginson steered the Company through tricky waters.
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Daniel Bandmann: The Shakespearean actor who sought a career makeover in India in the 19th century
One of the earliest globe-trotting actor-managers, Bandmann generally liked Indians but not theatre critics.
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Clara Swain: The ‘Doctor Miss Sahiba’ who helped set up Asia’s first women’s hospital in India
Spreading the gospel was an essential part of the American missionary’s work, but what has endured is her contribution towards the betterment of women.
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Trending
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Big picture: How the Adani crash unfolded and what it could do to the Indian economy
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Explainer: Why a Supreme Court verdict has sparked statewide protests in Sikkim
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‘No income, no tax’: Comedian imagines budget show with ‘Nirmala Sitharaman’ and ‘Kangana Ranaut’
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Blocking of BBC Modi documentary violates Indians’ rights, say over 500 scientists and academicians
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What the rise and fall of Adani stocks says about the Indian state and private capital
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The story of a young American who made a fortune while Indian kingdoms fought among themselves
A former soldier, John Parker Boyd arrived in India in the late 18th century with his smarts and resourcefulness. He returned a wealthy man.
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How a young New Yorker stranded in Calcutta became the first American editor of a Sanskrit text
After surviving a shipwreck, Fitzedward Hall went on to edit and translate numerous old Indian texts.
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A remarkably opulent country: Observations of the first American to write a book on India
After living in India for seven years in the 1770s, Bartholomew Burges wrote a book to help American merchants explore trade opportunities in the country.
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Video
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Watch: Satirist Urvish Kothari hilariously explores what to expect in ‘Amrit Kaal’
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‘No income, no tax’: Comedian imagines budget show with ‘Nirmala Sitharaman’ and ‘Kangana Ranaut’
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Watch: Actor Ryan Reynolds surprises students by crashing their project during Toronto college visit
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Watch: Bill Gates learns how to make a roti from American celebrity chef Eitan Bernath
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Watch: German dog trainer sets world record for making 14 dogs walk in a conga line
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The story of Gertrude Emerson, the globe-trotting adventurer who made India her home
She was a ‘gifted writer and a scholar’. But what set her apart was her ability to interpret the East for the West when prejudice was rampant.
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A land of colours: India through the eyes of the first cyclist to circumnavigate the world
India didn’t always turn out to be as Thomas Stevens imagined it when he pedalled across the nation in the 1880s.
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Flashback: Enakshi Rama Rau and Mohan Bhavnani were partners in life and work
Their lives were intertwined with the early years of documentary and cinema in India.
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The Reel
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‘Class’ review: An immersive and revealing show about privilege
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‘Jehanabad – Of Love & War’ review: A heavily spiced account of an audacious jailbreak
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‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ review: A throbbing musical about forbidden passion
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‘Faraaz’ review: A shallow exploration of 2016 Dhaka terror attack
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‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser is the heart of soul of redemption saga
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Bhagat Singh Thind: The soldier whose fight for US citizenship reverberated for decades
His pursuit to become a naturalised citizen led to an influential Supreme Court judgement, which ruled that Indians aren’t legally white.
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In the 19th century, groups of American women rose up in support of an Indian activist
Pandita Ramabai’s reputation as a pioneering educationist, feminist and Sanskrit scholar had preceded her to the US.
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Partition’s ghosts: Amrita Pritam’s ‘Pinjar’ is a moving tale of revenge and resilience
The Punjabi novella yielded a movie version by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, starring Urmila Matondkar and Manoj Bajpayee.
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The Field
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ISL: Play-offs to be played from March 3, final scheduled for March 18
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Tri-Series takeaways for Harmanpreet Kaur-led India: Deepti Sharma’s form, batting concerns and more
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ISL playoff scenarios: Here’s a look at what each club needs to do to qualify for the knockout stage
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Tennis: Nick Kyrgios pleads guilty to assaulting girlfriend but avoids conviction
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Olympics: USA backs move for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Paris as neutral athletes