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Colonial rule

  • How the Dutch East India Company sank as its corrupt officials made their fortunes in Bengal

    How the Dutch East India Company sank as its corrupt officials made their fortunes in Bengal

    Byapti Sur
    · Sep 04, 2022 · 11:30 am
  • ‘Richest jewel in British Crown’: When an official fought to recruit Irish men to East India Company

    ‘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

    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

    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

    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

    Navrozji Fardunji, 19th-century reformer and the 'great son' whom India forgot too soon

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