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John O'Brien
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‘It is my duty to arrest you’: Gerald Wilson, a Bombay police officer who took Gandhi into custody
He served in the police during a turbulent time in modern Indian history.
John O'Brien
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‘Jallianwala Bagh will be immortal in the world’: Publications the British deemed seditious
After the massacre in Amritsar, the colonial government issued a series of notifications for the seizure or suppression of ‘anti-British’ writing.
John O'Brien
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Hello from the other side: A map shows telephone connectivity in India in 1934
In the mid-1930s the telephone system only linked the major urban centres.
John O'Brien
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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When British officials sought pensions for select residents of Colaba after annexing the region
For the British, the occupation of the princely state in the present-day Raigad district had some unintended consequences.
John O'Brien
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When an Indian Army contingent was invited to visit Britain in 1919
The contingent had a victory march through London, were given awards by the King and spent several weeks touring the country.
John O'Brien
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Essays by ‘Bevan Boys’: How Britain convinced Indians to join engineering training during WWII
A scheme in the 1940s provided training to young Indians who otherwise would not have had the means to travel to Britain.
John O'Brien
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes