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Topic: British Empire

New book explores role played by Indian soldiers in expansion & also downfall of British empire

ThePrint Team - 3 October, 2022

An online book discussion on Ravindra Rathee's book ‘True to Their Salt', published by HarperCollins, will be take place on 7 October on ThePrint's Softcover.

‘Casting the British as villains to make up heroic stories’ — Cambridge professor’s take on RRR

Gaurvi Narang - 21 July, 2022

In scathing review published in The Spectator, Robert Tombs writes that the film ‘doesn’t record nastiness of 1920s British rule, but does reflect growing nastiness of today’s India’.

Surya Sen — Chittagong’s ‘Master da’ who led the raid that broke the ‘armed might’ of British

Rewati Karan - 22 March, 2022

Surya Sen believed in the power of armed rebellion. The 1930 Chittagong raids that he led were aimed at demonstrating the British weren't invincible.

A British scientist’s quest to scientifically explain the ‘mythical powers of the Ganges’

Pranay Lal - 3 November, 2021

In 'Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses’, Pranay Lal tells the story of viruses as major actors across human civilisation.

No Gandhi means no Savarkar. Mercy plea debate just a way to instal him as New India’s father

Shruti Kapila - 25 October, 2021

The historian as judge-referee looking to ‘settle’ the question of Gandhi allegedly urging Savarkar to file mercy petitions is doomed to fail, and not due to lack of evidence.

When India sent scores of prisoners to Iraq as sweepers during World War I

Radhika Singha - 12 December, 2020

In ‘The Coolie’s Great War’, Radhika Singha writes about the British recruiting Indian prisoners and ‘criminal tribes’ to do menial jobs in Mesopotamia.

Mysore’s chief engineer built a dam long before Nehru wanted a modern ‘temple’ in India

Arun Mohan Sukumar - 14 December, 2019

The Krishna Raja Sagara Dam project was politically & financially overwhelming. Visvesvaraya once threatened to quit if the Maharaja of Mysore didn't approve it.

Now online — where to find rare journals and articles from British-ruled India

Simrin Sirur - 26 November, 2019

A newly launched database of journals & articles from 1837-1947 seeks to connect history buffs with op-eds from India’s colonial past.

Historian wants to change how school children are taught British empire

Deana Heath - 7 November, 2018

Black history is British history too, notes historian Jeremy Corbyn, and should be part of curriculum.

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Ambedkar rejected collegium system, said CJI supremacy on judges’ appointment is dangerous

Nitin Meshram - 30 November, 2022

In May 1949, the Constituent Assembly debated the Collegium system, only to reject it thrice. Now the SC is assuming that role once again.

Lapid criticised Kashmir Files. He knows how States used cinema for propaganda

30 November, 2022

How ThePrint courageously covered the Covid battleground and won the IPI award

30 November, 2022

Economy

India’s laptop imports surged to $5 bn in first 9 months of 2022. Nearly 73% came from China

Nikhil Rampal - 30 November, 2022

Since 2017, China has accounted for around 75 per cent of India’s laptop imports, but the government is now expanding its list of importing partners.

Topic: British Empire

On Camera

YourTurn

Guidelines for YourTurn submissions

Opinion

Ambedkar rejected collegium system, said CJI supremacy on judges’ appointment is dangerous

Lapid criticised Kashmir Files. He knows how States used cinema for propaganda

How ThePrint courageously covered the Covid battleground and won the IPI award

Economy

India’s laptop imports surged to $5 bn in first 9 months of 2022. Nearly 73% came from China

Defence

It’s a plane, no it’s a bird! Army’s training eagles & falcons to swoop down on hostile drones

National Interest

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

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