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Tracing the origins of a manuscript that became the cornerstone of Islamic law in British India
‘Al-Fatāwā al-ʻĀlamgīriyyah’ was commissioned by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Jonathan Lawrence
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‘The Russian-style British regime in India is doomed’: What Vladimir Lenin wrote in 1908
There is no end to the violence and plunder which is called the British administration of India, wrote the Russian leader.
Scroll Staff
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Five African novels to read before you die
African authors have time and time again been passed over for the biggest book prizes. Here are a few who should have won.
Brendon Nicholls, The Conversation
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes