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John O’Brien
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Why a letter from an orphan to Queen Victoria upset the British India Office
Aine wrote to the queen with no demands, but a wish for the welfare of the royal family.
John O’Brien
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Cries for help: Letters to the British India Office in the 19th century
The department would frequently field pleas for help from members of the public.
John O’Brien
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Getting an Indian passport has always involved red tape, as files from the archives show
Leafing through the British Library’s Kashmir Residency Records.
John O’Brien
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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When the British asked the French to jail Madame Cama, the ‘mother of Indian revolution’
For decades, the British government surveilled the Parsi freedom fighter.
John O’Brien
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In images: The anger in India against the Raj-appointed Simon Commission
The exclusion of Indian members from the panel prompted outrage in the country, with both Congress and the Muslim League boycotting it.
John O’Brien
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Bhicoo Batlivala: The forgotten freedom fighter whose US tour made the British government anxious
She was an active member of the India League and at one point Jawaharlal Nehru’s secretary.
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
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The British were met with fire and fury when they tried to conduct a census in 1870s Bengal
The resistance by Santals spread fear and panic among the British and other local groups.
John O’Brien
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When a desperate British government called on Indian Army officers to take up civilian jobs
In 1926, when thousands of bus drivers, dock workers and workers in electricity and building industries went on strike, the government came up with an idea.
John O’Brien