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Colonial India
April 17, 2020
COVID-19 and India’s Addiction to Colonial-Era Laws
By Ameya Pratap Singh and Dhruva Gandhi
India’s lockdown raises concerns about the legitimacy of colonial-era laws that have been used to administer emergencies.
December 08, 2018
How the British Ascended in India 200 Years Ago
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The British didn't come to South Asia and immediately become the predominant power.
November 02, 2017
A Semantic Masala: Oxford English Dictionary Fills up With Indian Words
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Dozens of new English-Indian terms reveal a lot about the dialogue of cultures.
October 07, 2016
India: The Dying Home of Hume
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The house of the founder of the oldest party in India is slowly turning into ruins.
October 16, 2015
Illuminating Old City Dhaka
By Poppy McPherson
Festival organizers hope to put a spotlight on the old city’s beautiful bones.
July 29, 2015
Should India Thank British Rule For a Free Press?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The British were instrumental in creating the one institution that, like nothing else, helped bring down their rule in India.
July 24, 2015
Sorry, the United Kingdom Does Not Owe India Reparations
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
There are good reasons why Britain doesn't owe India reparations.
June 18, 2015
Was Double Government in Afghanistan a Folly?
By Catherine Putz
During and after the First Anglo-Afghan War, the British embarked on a hybrid form of colonialism, it didn't work.
May 23, 2015
Review: The Tears of the Rajas: Mutiny, Money and Marriage in India 1805-1905
By Nigel Collett
An excellent new book considers some of the less salutary aspects of Britain's history in India.
May 11, 2015
Wellington in India: A Great Commander in Embryo
By Francis P. Sempa
One of the greatest Britons had his formative experience in India.
March 29, 2015
Winston Churchill in India
By Francis P. Sempa
The great statesman’s literary career was shaped by fighting in some familiar territory.
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