Rather than being made to pay for its plundering, there’s something even more devastating and long-lasting that the British could do – educate itself properly about its colonial history, says Mihir Bo ...

A decade has passed since the struggle of the Indian subcontinent to free itself from British imperial ... British rule became split into two sullenly hostile countries, Pakistan and India.

This republic day read the best books that celebrate the freedom struggle and provide the story of the true essence of India. These book reads are essential for every Indian as they tell the story of ...

The East India Company itself was formally dissolved by Act of Parliament in 1874. Thus began the British Raj, direct imperial rule of India by the British state. The 1857 uprising started because ...

The Shadows and the Light The British rule was an era of profound loss for India, yet it was also a time of profound ...

Gandhi (1869-1948), who opposed British imperial rule in India during the 20th century. Gandhi took the religious principle of ahimsa (doing no harm) common to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism and ...

The awesome splendour crafted by the British Raj in India spans two distinct timeframes: the East India Company's rule from 1757 (when Bengal was captured) to 1857, culminating in the mutiny; and the ...