PM Modi’s use of the term “Macaulay mindset” is less a coherent theory and more a political slogan. What he is selling as liberation may end up actually shrinking India’s intellectual space instead of ...

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 ...

A devastating rail crash that left almost 300 people dead has refocused international attention on the importance of railways in the lives of Indians. Indeed, to many Western observers, images of men ...

A historian has suggested Britain return looted artefacts to its former colonies instead of vast sums in reparations, after an Oxfam report suggested India was owed over £52 trillion. The report ...

A woman holds a placard protesting against the sedition case filed by police against a school after a play performed by students denouncing a new citizenship law, in Bangalore, India, Tuesday, Feb. 4, ...

India, known for its rich heritage, spiritual diversity, and colorful culture, is also home to towns that offer a unique European flair. While colonialism in India had its darker side, it also left ...

The UK extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 trillion of ...

Studying capitalism, Karl Marx examined the Industrial Revolution in Europe. He explored conflict between worker and employer. In their book Capital and Imperialism (Monthly Review Press, 2021), ...

“Sir Thomas Roe at the Court of Ajmir, 1614" by William Rothenstein, 1925-1927. (William Rothenstein/Parliamentary Art Collection/Pegasus Books) Review by Balaji ...