Colonial Links Revisited
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Stolen vs ‘looted’: What the difference between the two says about the British Museum’s hypocrisy
The museum has been relentless in recovering artefacts stolen from its collection but it has only agreed to ‘loan’ items that were historically looted.
Nathan Bossoh, The Conversation
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Academia both colonial and modern owes an intellectual debt to the sidelined ‘native’ scholar
Today’s underpaid researchers from the Global South are not that different from the Indian pandits, munshis and maulvis employed by colonial administrators.
Atul V Nair
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When Australians abandoned their beloved Chinese green tea for Indian black tea
Before the 1880s, Chinese green tea had 90% and Indian black tea 10% of the Australian market. By 1900, the proportions were reversed.
Nicholas Martland
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Thugs: The Indian history of the word that Donald Trump used to describe George Floyd protesters
The English colonisers crafted narratives of a demonic cult, ‘thuggee’, to justify their iron-fisted rule.
S Shankar
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How Seringapatam inspired the name of an English official’s family for 260 years
The story begins with Captain John Norris taking charge of fortification reforms in the town.
Karen Stapley
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Politics, revelry and massacres: East India Company logs reveal what happened on trade ships
Entries between the 1600s and 1800s record finances, weather patterns and life at sea.
Susannah Gillard
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Nobel laureate Ronald Ross discovered how malaria spreads during his time in the British Indian Army
‘With tears and toiling breath, I find thy cunning seeds,’ he wrote upon his discovery.
David Moran
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How an Englishman who loved late-night parties died a Muslim saint in Pakistan
A shrine in Pakistan’s Hyderabad tells the unusual story of Archibald Dudley Ellicott.
Furqan Hyder Shaikh
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Hello from the other side: A map shows telephone connectivity in India in 1934
In the mid-1930s the telephone system only linked the major urban centres.
John O'Brien
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Photos trace the decay of Lucknow’s famed Dilkusha Palace after the 1857 revolt
The majestic country house has long been assumed to have been shelled during the siege, but old albums tell a slightly different tale
Swati Chattopadhyay
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‘Baghdad in British Occupation’: Stamps show how control of the city went from Ottomans to Britain
Instead of trashing them, the British forces decided to use these spoils of war with an overprint.
Ula Zeir
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When British officials sought pensions for select residents of Colaba after annexing the region
For the British, the occupation of the princely state in the present-day Raigad district had some unintended consequences.
John O'Brien
The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases