Monday, 27 June, 2022
TopicBritish rule

Topic: British rule

UP Police’s brutality shows Indian law enforcement remains true to its colonial heritage

+TFP Praveen Swami -
The 1923 Goondas Act, which laid the foundation for legislation like the UP Gangsters Act, established a principle: No crime needs to be committed for punishment.

How a brutal murder in 1852 convinced the British to make India’s Hijra community ‘extinct’

Jessica Hinchy -
In ‘Governing Gender and Sexuality in Colonial India’, Jessica Hinchy writes the first book-length history of the Hijra community.

Once a hunting lodge, part of iconic 1878 Secunderabad Club lost in ashes

Rishika Sadam -
While no casualties were reported, the ‘Colonnade Bar’, billiards room, a ballroom, main reception and a staircase of the 144-year-old British-era establishment were damaged.

Secret tunnel leading to Red Fort discovered at Delhi Legislative Assembly

ANI -
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said the tunnel was used by Britishers to move freedom fighters but the underground paths have been destroyed due to metro & sewer installations.

When it comes to British rule, rich, powerful Indians were complicit every step of the way

Roderick Matthews -
In ‘Peace, Poverty and Betrayal’, Roderick Matthews writes that the initial strategy of the British in India was ‘oblige and rule’.

British rulers had a class system for Indian mental asylums — pauper and rich

Shilpi Rajpal -
In ‘Curing Madness?’, Shilpi Rajpal writes that the Indian Lunacy Act of 1858 made a distinction between psychiatry for the rich and for the poor.

British govt to Modi govt — How Kumbh Mela has been organised through epidemics

Tulasi Srinivas -
This year’s Kumbh Mela takes place amid fears that a massive gathering like this could turn out to be a Covid-19 super-spreader event.

What made Hindu and Muslim women take up prostitution? The British really wanted to know

Durba Mitra -
In ‘Indian Sex Life’, Durba Mitra traces the colonial origins of modern thought and how women’s sexuality was seen as a space for state intervention.

Liquidate Lutyens’ Delhi. Give the immense wealth locked up there back to Covid-hit Indians

Rajesh Jain -
How much do Indians pay for the netas and babus who rule over them? A conservative estimate of the land value of Lutyens’ Delhi is around Rs 5 lakh crore.

Are communal riots a new thing in India? Yes, and it started with the British

Prathama Banerjee -
Delhi riots have brought back the 200-year old debate – did Hindus and Muslims live peacefully in India before British or was there always communal violence?
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Does breaking up big states boost economy? Data doesn’t back up hype, says Indian study

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The study by researchers at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research looked at economic impact of reorganising Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar in the year 2000.

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Almost 4,000 enrol for IAF’s Agnipath recruitment scheme on day 1 of online registrations

Raghav Bikhchandani -
These registrations pertain to the Indian Air Force's Agniveer Vayu programme. The online portal for the first phase was opened at 10 am Friday, and will close on 5 July.

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With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again

Shekhar Gupta -
Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.

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