At Jallianwala Bagh, ban on protests, gatherings till November 6

The restrictions under Section 144 of the CrPC were ordered as several demonstrations had been planned against the renovation of the site, the police said.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 10, 2021 · 08:15 am

Jallianwala Bagh renovated with ‘utmost respect’, says culture ministry amid criticism

Historians, Opposition leaders and concerned citizens have alleged that the renovation has devalued the historical importance of the site.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 01, 2021 · 09:05 pm

Jallianwala Bagh renovation: Memorial looks very nice, says Punjab CM, contradicts Congress

Renovations at the site of the 1919 massacre have tarnished the memory of the sacrifices made during India’s Independence movement, critics said.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 31, 2021 · 02:20 pm

Renovated Jallianwala Bagh sparks concern about erasure of history

As part of the renovation project, the walls of the narrow entrance to the space where the massacre occurred have been embossed with sculptures.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 30, 2021 · 12:56 pm

A Scottish graveyard in Kolkata reveals the untold stories of colonial women in India

The disregarded lives and achievements of Scotswomen in colonial India are brought to light in new research from a 19th century graveyard.

Sayan Dey, The Conversation

· Jun 18, 2021 · 01:30 pm

How early Australian settlers used maps to show colonial superiority over indigenous people

Colonial maps excluded reference to any indigenous people, despite surveyors having encountered them on several occasions.

Imogen Wegman, The Conversation

· May 30, 2021 · 11:30 pm

Britain’s fixation with Suez Canal was as much about controlling Egypt as it was about global trade

In 1882, Britain invaded and occupied Egypt, from an anxiety to secure the imperial link with India.

Jonathan Parry, The Conversation

· Apr 03, 2021 · 07:30 pm

In 1857, a play in London dramatised the Indian Rebellion with action, comedy and romance

‘Storming and Capture of Delhi’ at Astley’s Royal Amphitheatre was not encumbered with a complex plot or a sentimental story.

Lesley Shapland

· Mar 10, 2021 · 07:30 pm

A British Army officer’s wife’s account of a route march in colonial India

Troops moving between garrisons in the colony took a route march when there was no available railway.

Margaret Makepeace

· Feb 25, 2021 · 09:30 pm

How Jaipur’s ruler used gift diplomacy to portray his state as an equal to England

The extravagant presentation by Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh II of Jaipur to the visiting Prince of Wales in February 1876 showcased an artistic kingdom.

Aparna Andhare, Sahapedia.org

· Feb 20, 2021 · 11:30 am

How World War I planes found their way to Junagarh – and what that has to do with the camel corps

The cross-continental journeys of de Havilland bombers in the aftermath of the Great War highlights the value of India’s forgotten wartime contribution.

Tiggy Allen, Sahapedia.org

· Jan 24, 2021 · 02:30 pm

A look back at banned Indian political pamphlets – and why Orwell may not have approved of them

The author was a keen collector, acquiring more than 2,700 pamphlets published from 1915 to 1945.

Pragya Dhital

· Dec 20, 2020 · 07:30 pm