From The Past
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How a Kashmiri ‘merchant and spy’ finally got out of prison in 19th century Tibet
Ahmed Ali's tale provides a peek into the history of Kashmiri traders in the trans-Himalayan region and their invaluable contribution as knowledge-gatherers.
Anu Kumar
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Forgotten: Britain’s civilian mass prison camps from World War I
Approximately 30,000 civilian German, Austrian and Turkish men who had been living or travelling in Britain when the war broke out were put into confinement for the duration of the conflict.
Stefan Manz, The Conversation