Subhash Chandra Bose, Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, And Many Other Freedom Fighters Turned Durga Puja Into A Symbol Against The British Raj

Durga Puja, now synonymous with lights, pandals, and festive joy, is more than just that. It is a celebration that carries a ...
The Diplomat

Imperialist Apologia: Salt on Colonial Wounds

Gandhi leading the famous Salt March in 1930 to protest British rule in India. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The internet certainly has a bottling effect, often creating echo chambers occupied by hubris, ...
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Rebels Against The Raj: How Foreigners Defied Empire To Support India

Annie Besant led the Home Rule Movement advocating Indian self-governance Samuel Stokes, a Quaker, converted to Hinduism and became a social reformer Madeline Slade, an admiral's daughter, was a close ...
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Wicklow links to British India explored in talk with ‘Digging up the Raj’ author

The often-forgotten stories of Irish men and women who lived and worked in India during British rule will be the focus of the next Roundwood Historical Society lecture. The talk, titled “Digging up ...
The Diplomat

Israel’s Assault on Gaza Echoes the British Raj’s Response to the Revolt of 1857

What is the similarity between British retribution after recapturing Delhi from mutineers in 1857 and the Israeli state’s raging military operation in Gaza today? The two incidents may be separated by ...
Hyperallergic

Getty Institute Acquires Trove of British Raj-Era Photography

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