Throughout history, empires have survived only as long as they could project their power. This power could be real or imagined, but it must be believable to its subjects. In 1942, the British Empire ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. MUMBAI, India — Indians are calling it a Diwali gift. On the Hindu festival of lights, Rishi Sunak — who is of ...

Haryana historian Dr. Rajwanti Mann spent 30 years recovering banned Jallianwala Bagh literature from British archives, now published in her book Jallianwala Bagh ki Karahein.

Before electric fans, colonial India relied on manually operated punkahs, pulled by workers who laboured through intense heat ...

Understanding the Punkah and Its Operators The scorching summers of India, well-known among British society, attracted ...

On 13 April 1919, British troops under Dyer fired without warning on unarmed protesters in Jallianwala Bagh, killing hundreds ...

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Hafsa Kanjwal is an Assistant Professor of South Asian history at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where she has taught courses covering the history of the modern world, South Asian history, ...

NEW Delhi, Aug 11 (Reuters) - India's government moved three bills in the lower house of parliament on Friday aimed at overhauling some colonial-era criminal laws, ranging from the controversial ...

Sudha Murty's Tides of Time reveals hidden murals of Samvidhan Sadan tracing Indias journey from Indus Valley to Independence ...