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The Untold Story Of How British India Once Ruled Over The Gulf – And Then Quietly Let It Slip Away
As recent as 1971, Indian rupees still circulated. Gulf trade relied on Indian shipping lines. Indian civil servants remained ...
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Why the British Feared Rath Yatra More Than Any Hindu Festival
"Where Krishna moves, crowds follow. And where crowds gather, revolutions are born." The Rath Yatra — the majestic chariot festival of Lord Jagannath — may appear, at first glance, as just another ...
When Dubai almost became a part of India
It's now largely forgotten that in the early 1900s, nearly a third of the Arabian Peninsula was under British India.
‘From British Raj tours to US theme parks, holidays evolved — there’s ‘anti-tourism’ now’
Professor Eric Zuelow discusses the evolution of tourism, from the elite 'Grand Tour' to modern mass tourism fueled by ...
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Dubai: When the glittering city and other Gulf states almost became part of India - BBC
It's now largely forgotten that in the early 1900s, nearly a third of the Arabian Peninsula was under British India.