East India Company
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House of intrigue
Beecham House, a six-part historical fiction series set in India in the pre-colonial era, is directed by Gurinder Chadha.
Masterful historical fiction in the backdrop of mid-18th century India
It hurtles the reader down a trail of action and adventure unadulterated by long soliloquies, philosophising or literary ramblings.
418 yrs after John Company, new trade imperialists eye India again
New Delhi’s desperation, to open up to China is simply bewildering.
Tweet Revenge
This debate reflects the circumstances specific to India that prevail on Twitter, and how regressive voices attack activists especially women.
Raj days: When women were honoured in their absence
The Portuguese, who had preceded the British, used to send annual batches of women for marriage with their officials in Goa.
A kind of madness, not so gentle
It was this book that was displayed and and successfully auctioned at the online auction by StoryLtd.
Of Young Marx & preservation of culture
Marx himself is struggling — albeit with great abandon, but with a childlike dependency on those around him.
The unfortunate cinematic distortions of history
The Indian soldiers who perpetrated the uprising were — let’s face it — mercenaries of the East India Company.