Forgotten Stories

Bhicoo Batlivala: The forgotten freedom fighter whose US tour made the British government anxious

She was an active member of the India League and at one point Jawaharlal Nehru’s secretary.

John O’Brien
· Sep 25, 2021 · 09:30 pm
The near-forgotten ‘Demon of Cawnpore’ revealed Jules Verne’s reading of India and its conflicts

The renowned French writer of ‘Around The Word In Eighty Days’ wrote an imaginative work featuring the hunt for the Indian revolutionary Nana Sahib.

Revanth Ukkalam
· Sep 29, 2019 · 05:30 pm
This mislabelled book of Bengali Sufi poetry tells the story of South Asians in Australia

In a small desert town at the edge of the desert in Australia, the ‘Kasasol Ambia’ is stored in a small, red mosque. How it got there is a fascinating story.

Samia Khatun, The Conversation
· Aug 26, 2019 · 05:30 pm

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Rare images document the centuries-long history of Africans in India

An exhibition and conference highlight rare images of the contribution of Africans to Indian society.

Mridula Chari
· Oct 08, 2014 · 06:30 am