East India Company
-
How a sadistic British imperial officer came to be worshipped as a living god in India
Sean Lang, The Conversation
-
How to transport swords and scabbards from England to India, according to an 18th-century letter
Karen Stapley
-
How did the mighty Mughal Empire fall to a bunch of British merchants?
Maria Thomas, qz.com
-
Royal seals on old books tell a fascinating story of Tipu Sultan’s penchant for calendar systems
Ursula Sims-Williams
-
How a few adventurous women skirted East India Company’s travel ban to visit India in early 1600s
Amrita Sen
-
Video: Why did the British construct a 1,700-km plant hedge cutting across the breadth of India?
Ramakrishnan M
-
A slice of history: What a British city plan tells us about late 17th century Madras
Stefan Halikowski Smith
-
Video: What significance does the Dalit victory at the Battle of Bhima Koregaon hold?
Shone Satheesh
-
How the prince of Surat convinced England to give him justice against the East India Company
Moin Mir
-
East India Company gave away gifts on Christmas. What happened when the Crown took over in 1858?
Margaret Makepeace
-
Glimpses from the life of an 18th century English merchant who made a fortune selling salt in Bengal
Peter Covey-Crump
-
Much before Instagram, the Prince of Prussia sketched everything he loved about 19th century India
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
-
For 18th century painters, Indian port cities Calcutta, Bombay and Madras held a very special place
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
-
Remembering the Maruthu Pandiyar brothers, the leaders of the South Indian Rebellion of 1801
Vinita Govindarajan
-
A 53-foot scroll tells the story of the 1857 mutiny (from the British perspective)
Swati Chattopadhyay
-
When pirate Henry Avery hijacked a Mughal ship, souring Aurangzeb’s ties with East India Company
Ursula Sims-Williams
-
When Alan Turing’s ancestor was denied a job in the East India Company because he looked Indian
Margaret Makepeace
-
Photos: The Deccan Medal (and other honours) awarded to Indian troops who fought for the British
Malini Roy
-
From murders to drunken brawls: A 'black book' of the misdemeanours of East India Company employees
Margaret Makepeace
-
Navrozji Fardunji, 19th-century reformer and the 'great son' whom India forgot too soon
Dinyar Patel