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How Calcutta’s Rani Rashmoni outwitted the British—twice

How Calcutta’s Rani Rashmoni outwitted the British—twice

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April 12, 2025

Dalrymple is right on WhatsApp history. Our textbooks don’t even mention that debates exist

Dalrymple is right on WhatsApp history. Our textbooks don’t even mention that debates exist

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November 19, 2024

Blue jeans, British censorship, Bengal revolt—Indigo’s history is long and violent

Blue jeans, British censorship, Bengal revolt—Indigo’s history is long and violent

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November 3, 2024

Railways weren’t Britain’s ‘gift’ to India—we paid with blood, sweat & humiliation

Railways weren’t Britain’s ‘gift’ to India—we paid with blood, sweat & humiliation

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June 19, 2024

Manusmriti in a London church? 18th-century Britain’s Indomania loved everything Hindu

Manusmriti in a London church? 18th-century Britain’s Indomania loved everything Hindu

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May 4, 2024

A British botanist took Sikkim’s rhododendron to Europe—tale of espionage, kidnapping, jail

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February 6, 2024

The Bengali doctor behind ‘Das forceps’ was a champion for women, Indian medicine

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January 3, 2024

Child bride to doctor—Bengal’s Haimabati Sen traded her gold medals for a monthly stipend

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September 1, 2023

Upendranath Brahmachari—forgotten Bengali scientist behind kala-azar cure got 2 Nobel nods

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July 7, 2023

Bengal’s Ram Brahma Sanyal was Indian zoo pioneer in 1800s. Wrote handbook on care, breeding

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June 1, 2023

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