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Colonial rule

‘Richest jewel in British Crown’: When an official fought to recruit Irish men to East India Company

Margaret Makepeace
· Oct 08, 2018 · 09:30 pm
When an Englishwoman visited Mughal courts and transcribed their music in Western-style notation

Katherine Butler Schofield
· Jul 02, 2018 · 01:30 pm
When Alan Turing’s ancestor was denied a job in the East India Company because he looked Indian

Margaret Makepeace
· May 08, 2017 · 10:30 pm
Photos: The Deccan Medal (and other honours) awarded to Indian troops who fought for the British

Malini Roy
· Apr 17, 2017 · 08:30 pm
Navrozji Fardunji, 19th-century reformer and the 'great son' whom India forgot too soon

Dinyar Patel
· Mar 10, 2017 · 11:30 am