Plassey: The Battle that Changed the Course of Indian History
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Sudeep Chakravarti
The journalist Sudeep Chakravarti revisits the Battle of Plassey, fought on 23 June 1757, between the forces of the nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-daulah, and East India Company troops led by Robert Clive. He sets it against the broader political context of the time, and explores the stories of the battle’s other protagonists.
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