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British Library

Photos: A book on British rule in India, banned and held seditious, was still widely translated

Pragya Dhital
· Oct 07, 2017 · 11:30 pm
Essays by ‘Bevan Boys’: How Britain convinced Indians to join engineering training during WWII

John O'Brien
· Sep 23, 2017 · 09:30 pm
How a Hindu munshi’s Persian work came to influence English scholarship on Indian religions

Ursula Sims-Williams
· Sep 04, 2017 · 07:30 pm
Photos: Chinese and Islamic influences come together in the Qurans printed in China

Colin F Baker Ursula Sims-Williams
· Aug 18, 2017 · 09:30 pm
A guide to jianzi, a Chinese game with a shuttlecock (but no racket)

Ching Yuet Tang
· Jul 27, 2017 · 11:30 pm
‘Gratitude to my Creator’: A survivor’s account of the sinking of an East India Company ship in 1807

Helen Paul
· Jun 19, 2017 · 08:30 pm
From the library shelves: The curious tale of Prophet Solomon and the Phoenix

Saqib Baburi
· Jan 23, 2017 · 08:30 pm