british india
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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
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What the English poet Louis MacNeice saw and felt when he travelled to newly independent India
Deborah Baker
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When British officials sought pensions for select residents of Colaba after annexing the region
John O'Brien
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A slice of history: What a British city plan tells us about late 17th century Madras
Stefan Halikowski Smith
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Curry from the colonies: The incredible advice for young brides from Raj-era cookbooks
Anu Kumar
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Video: Gir became the last refuge of the Asiatic lion thanks to the Nawab of Junagadh
Ramakrishnan M
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Video: How Indians took to tea after a century of aggressive marketing campaigns
Ramakrishnan M
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What it was like being an Indian soldier fighting for the British in World War II
Diya Gupta, The Conversation