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The 1857-8 Sepoy Mutiny (aka Sepoy Rebellion, Indian Mutiny, The Uprising or First Indian War of Independence) was a failed rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company (EIC) in India...

The old walled city in east Baroda is intersected by two wide streets terminating at the four city gates. At the crossroads in the city centre where the roads meet is a marketplace and the Mandvi, a square Muslim pavilion with three arches on each side, a tiered roof and a clock tower in the centre, dating from 1736. This is a view looking down one of these busy main streets towards the Mandvi.

The long read: It is true that before British rule, India was starting to fall behind other parts of the world – but many of the arguments defending the Raj are based on serious misconceptions about India’s past, imperialism and history itself

East India House in Leadenhall Street was the London headquarters of the East India Company.

Anyone wanting a picture of what life was really like for the wives of the men who ran the Raj in the second half of the 19th century might find this book of household advice fascinating, writes KATHARINE WHITEHORN.

Seventy-five years after the partition of India, it’s time to dispel some commonly held misconceptions.

Gallery of vintage images of British India in the 19th century.

All 178 of the plate-glass negatives were found inside a size-nine Peter Lord box by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland in Edinburgh.

Why we succumbed to British plunders Like, Share, Support...be the voice of Free Press By Nazarul Islam, TIO: There is a general consensus among historians that Britain drained a total of nearly $45 trillion from India, during the period 1765 to 1938. It's a staggering sum. For perspective sake, $45 trillion is 17 times more

A s we celebrate the Indian Independence Day on August 15, it will be interesting to recall the scene from the first Independence Day cele...