Sikkim and This year marks 50 years since Sikkim’s integration into India. Before India’s independence, the British, along with the Chogyal royals and Tibetans, played a major role in shaping Sikkim’s ...

The idea of patriotism never seems to have appealed to the Pakistani army, which grew up from the colonial past only to ...

In 113-degree heat, thousands of Hindus in Pakistan make a grueling trek that is an act of spiritual devotion and cultural ...

Remote villages in Odisha assert their rights over forest resources, transforming their livelihoods and challenging ...

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so ...

Since 1947, India and Pakistan have been locked ... first indirectly through the British East India Company, then from 1858 directly through the British crown. Over time, Britain’s power over ...

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so ...

Then, in 1947, following years of campaigning, British India was partitioned into two independent nations, India and Pakistan. This followed many years of protesting and fighting. This inspired ...

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so much of the world ...

These days, Kannauj is facing a reckoning. When power shifted to British India, demand for attar tapered. The price of pure Mysore sandalwood was always high, but when the Indian government ...

The cornerstone of the original Telegraph Act was Section 4, which granted the Central Government exclusive privilege over establishing, maintaining, and working telegraphs within Indian territory.

Connaught Place, Delhi’s iconic commercial hub, blends colonial charm with modern luxury. Designed in 1929, it's owned by the ...