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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
· Mar 12, 2023 · 07:30 pm
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
· Dec 05, 2022 · 09:30 pm
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
· Oct 02, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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
· Apr 09, 2022 · 09:30 pm
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
· Jan 15, 2022 · 07:30 pm
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
· Sep 25, 2021 · 09:30 pm

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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.

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· Nov 26, 2019 · 01:30 pm
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.

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· Nov 03, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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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 · Mar 12, 2023 · 07:30 pm

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 · Dec 05, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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 · Oct 02, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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For decades, the British government surveilled the Parsi freedom fighter.

John O’Brien · Apr 09, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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 · Jan 15, 2022 · 07:30 pm

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 · Sep 25, 2021 · 09:30 pm

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May 04, 2025 · 10:30 am

Video: How will the amended Waqf Act impact India’s constitutional values?

Apr 28, 2025 · 03:30 pm

Want more video stories from Scroll? Help us build a studio

Apr 24, 2025 · 05:15 pm

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Apr 20, 2025 · 08:55 am

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Apr 19, 2025 · 03:53 pm

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 · Nov 26, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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 · Nov 03, 2019 · 01:30 pm

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