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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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How the East India Company tried to use paintings to lionise Robert Clive – and failed
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Readers’ comments: ‘Most Kerala Hindus are already lost’
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For young readers: A new collection of 25 timeless tales about nature by Ruskin Bond
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Odisha train collision toll rises to 261, around 900 injured
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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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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Eco India, Episode 226: We are producing much more than we can recycle. How can we change this?
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Watch: Devastating sandstorm sweeps across the Suez Canal in Egypt, causing death and closing ports
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Watch: Comedian mimics Bollywood celebrities explaining their absence from Cannes Film Festival
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Watch: Animal activist sit in cage to highlight the plight of confined birds
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Watch: Actor Vadivelu and AR Rahman perform the song ‘Raasa Kannu’ in Chennai
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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