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

A street name change in London’s Little India forces Britain to confront its colonial legacy

Havelock Road in Southall has been renamed Guru Nanak Road, after the founder of the Sikh faith.

Edward Anderson, The Conversation

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Priya Atwal, The Conversation

· Dec 09, 2020 · 07:49 pm

In the 1820s, a British movement to quit sugar accelerated the end of slavery in the West Indies

The cause, led by Elizabeth Heyrick, was perhaps the first recorded consumer boycott.

Tom Zoellner, The Conversation

· Jul 15, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Britain’s monuments are coming under scrutiny – and so is its violent history of colonialism

The pulling down of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol was part of a long-awaited reckoning.

Rebecca Senior, The Conversation

· Jun 13, 2020 · 07:30 pm

Sounds of resistance: How the radio fuelled the revolution in colonial Angola

The story of radio and state in Angola reminds us that the problems of fake news and infiltrated media ecosystems are not altogether new.

Marissa J Moorman, The Conversation

· Dec 05, 2019 · 11:30 pm

New soil study confirms 1943 Bengal famine was caused by Winston Churchill’s policies, not drought

A group of Indian and American researches simulated soil moisture content during major Indian famines to come to the conclusion.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 30, 2019 · 02:50 pm

UN has called out shameful British colonialism by urging it to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The UK has been humiliated by a judgement that offers hope to other nations looking to unburden themselves from the legacy of imperialism.

Miriam Bak McKenna, The Conversation

· Mar 06, 2019 · 09:30 pm