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Colonial Shadows: How British Rule Shaped and Altered India's Identity
Imagine a land where rivers hummed with trade boats, cities gleamed with artisanal splendor, and knowledge blossomed in ...
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Bengal famine: Tracking down the last survivors of WW2's forgotten tragedy
The devastating story of the Bengal Famine of 1943 in British India, where at least three million people died, told for the first time by the eyewitnesses to it. The causes of the famine are many ...
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Susannah's grandad ran Bengal when famine killed millions
Her grandfather was the governor of Bengal, in British India, during the run-up and height of the 1943 famine which killed at least three million people. She is only just learning about his ...
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Beneath the splendour
The awesome splendour crafted by the British Raj in India spans two distinct timeframes: the East India Company's rule from 1757 (when Bengal was captured) to 1857, culminating in the mutiny; and the ...
Yesterdate: This day from Kolkata’s past, January 12, 1784
Augustus Cleveland, a British East India Company administrator in Bengal, was killed by Santhal leader Tilka Manjhi on this ...