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Saturday, August 2, 2025
TopicBritish Raj

Topic: British Raj

When ‘Times of India’ advised the govt to slap sedition charges against Tilak

In 'Tilak: The Empire’s Biggest Enemy', Vaibhav Purandare chronicles the life of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, the father of Indian unrest.

British distorted India’s diverse judicial practices. Even created a North-South divide

Political historian Meenakshi Jain delved into the origins of India’s judicial systems in a recent public seminar at Delhi’s PM Museum and Library.

When British executed Loharu ruler Shamsuddin Khan, nawabs cheered & Hindu Rao held a soiree

Rakhshanda Jalil's 'The Loharu Legacy' tells the saga of the family who have their origin in Central Asia and claim Saint Hazrat Khwaja Ahmed Yesavi (1093–1166) as the founder of their family.

British tricked Indians into boarding slavery ships. Now Mauritius speaks Hindi, Bhojpuri

Bhaswati Mukherjee's 'The Indentured and their Route' details the ‘great experiment’ of the British and the experiences of the Indian indentured workers.

Bhailal Patel—Gujarati engineer who built Vidyanagar & Sardar Patel University had no govt aid

Bhailal Patel was disappointed in the Congress leadership in the 1950s. So, he decided to fight his first election.

Did the Scindias betray India? The 1857 revolt and the ‘truth’ in Congress’ jibe

During Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi's recent visit to Gwalior to pay respects to Rani Lakshmibai, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was labelled as a traitor, not just for 2020 but historically.

Hindu College—a revolution started by businessmen, championed by freedom fighters

Hindu College was set up to stem the tide of missionary education in India. It proudly aligned itself with the freedom movement.

Tatya Tope—key leader of 1857 revolt whose fate is still debated

The British army hounded him from all sides, and kings closed their gates to him, but whenever he encountered Indian soldiers, he managed to get them on his side.

British-era censorship did not spare Aurobindo’s letter from being circulated in his magazine

In Banned & Censored, Devika Sethi explores and compiles banned literature from the British colonial era to show exactly how merciless and tactful censorship was.

‘One more fight, the last and the best’—How Bose planned great escape from British custody

Sanjeev Sanyal's 'Revolutionaries' documents India's struggle for Independence with a sharp focus on armed resistance against the British Raj.

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BJP MPs go full throttle against Trump even as govt hails enduring India-US ties amid tariff tension

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New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

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