British India
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The story of an Indian ayah who fought her British employers in court in 1826 – and won
Margaret Makepeace
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In images: The anger in India against the Raj-appointed Simon Commission
John O’Brien
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In searching for my ancestor Miguel of Mazagon, I found his role in a key Anglo-Portuguese deal
Megan deSouza Denis Rodrigues
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An unusual annotation in Bengal records from 1777 recalls the famous life of Catherine Grand
Lesley Shapland
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By demonising Hindus, Pakistan’s nationalist history overlooks colonial atrocities
Haroon Khalid
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Tracing the origins of a manuscript that became the cornerstone of Islamic law in British India
Jonathan Lawrence
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Nobel laureate Ronald Ross discovered how malaria spreads during his time in the British Indian Army
David Moran
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The British were met with fire and fury when they tried to conduct a census in 1870s Bengal
John O’Brien
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The heartless way in which the British dealt with the widows of Indian soldiers
Hedley Sutton
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Portugal gifted Bombay to Britain in 1661. So why did a Portuguese militia stay behind?
Hedley Sutton
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A British merchant’s journey from Madras to England gives a glimpse into early days of colonialism
Anu Kumar
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Fifty years after 1857, a British mother used the Uprising to try to get an Army job for her son
Hedley Sutton
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Raj-era painter Sita Ram went unnoticed for decades. Now, an art curator may have found his protege
JP Losty
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Not only Kashmir: Till 1950, every Indian province had a prime minister
Shoaib Daniyal
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Indians spend a lot on ‘tamashas’: A British female traveller offers a glimpse into colonial life
Anu Kumar
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How the Indian everyman became a subject of art
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Why did British prime minister Attlee think Bengal was going to be an independent country in 1947?
Shoaib Daniyal
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Photos: An Indian couple has built a collection of 4,500 Raj-era picture postcards
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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‘Streets...were littered with dead’: Old reports recount the 1918 flu epidemic in India
Antonia Moon
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Leave India after age of six: A surgeon’s child-care tips for British parents during colonial rule
Margaret Makepeace