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  • From murders to drunken brawls: A 'black book' of the misdemeanours of East India Company employees

    From murders to drunken brawls: A 'black book' of the misdemeanours of East India Company employees

    Margaret Makepeace
    · Mar 28, 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
  • The real history in the new BBC TV show Taboo: The East India Company and Nootka Sound

    The real history in the new BBC TV show Taboo: The East India Company and Nootka Sound

    Margaret Makepeace
    · Jan 29, 2017 · 08:30 pm
  • How an East India Company civil servant worked as a sweeper to wrestle a pension

    How an East India Company civil servant worked as a sweeper to wrestle a pension

    Hedley Sutton
    · Nov 19, 2016 · 09:30 pm
  • A glimpse into the life of an East India Company official posted in Sindh during British rule

    A glimpse into the life of an East India Company official posted in Sindh during British rule

    Tom Sharrad
    · Sep 18, 2016 · 09:30 pm
  • An old letter shows how the East India Company reacted to the Great Fire of London

    An old letter shows how the East India Company reacted to the Great Fire of London

    Margaret Makepeace
    · Sep 06, 2016 · 11:30 pm
  • 'Kohinoor not stolen, abducted': Twitter isn't happy that India won't get back its favourite diamond

    'Kohinoor not stolen, abducted': Twitter isn't happy that India won't get back its favourite diamond

    Rhema Mukti Baxter
    · Apr 18, 2016 · 04:00 pm
  • British didn't steal Kohinoor, Centre tells Supreme Court

    British didn't steal Kohinoor, Centre tells Supreme Court

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 18, 2016 · 01:33 pm
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