British Empire

The arrest of the man who started the first newspaper in Asia
Media / Excerpt
The arrest of the man who started the first newspaper in Asia
Andrew Otis
The complexities of addressing the past while decolonising museums
Culture / Commentary
The complexities of addressing the past while decolonising museums
Habiba Insaf
Literature / Books Culture, History and Nirad Chaudhuri Shashank Kela
Media / Essay Hastings vs Hicky: The defamation trial against the publisher of India’s first newspaper Andrew Otis
History / Commentary The Question of Who Truly Freed India Vishwa Nath
History / The Lede An alliance of Caribbean nations demands reparations for the historic offences of slavery Debika Ray
Literature / Books Rediscovering Rumer Godden's Indian novels Aamer Hussein
History / Books The irascible brilliance of Sanjay Subrahmanyam Srinath Raghavan
History / Books A profound tribute to 19th century Delhi rendered as late Mughal-era love story Anjum Hasan
History / Reportage How John and WH Auden captured the Himalayas during the twilight of the British Raj Deborah Baker
Business / Reportage The firm that once colonised India is now owned by an Indian businessman. Can Sanjiv Mehta turn history on its head—and make a tidy profit in the process? Salil Tripathi