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During 1857 revolt, British power wrote its own innocence. The script isn't unfamiliar for our times
May 08, 2026 4:46 pm
Contemporary corporate and geopolitical power relies on narratives that make structural violence disappear into abstractions. Like sepoys of 1857, when farmers, workers, indigenous peoples or small states push back, the dominant frames often pathologise them – as misled, emotional, extremist, or anti-development
Sun sets on East India Company, again
February 24, 2026 7:22 am
The money, it appears, has run out. But is the real East India Company truly dead
As BMC readies for polls, a look at how India’s richest municipal corporation was born
December 01, 2025 5:17 pm
The BMC model that governs Mumbai today did not appear overnight; it evolved through trial and reform.
‘Crucial part of modernism’s pre-history’: 200 artworks showcase India under British rule
April 30, 2025 9:04 am
Several of Forbes’ watercolours — drawn from his collection of 150 folio volumes containing over 52,000 pages of sketches and observations — are featured in the exhibition in Delhi
What’s the significance of sword of Maratha warrior Raghuji Bhosale reclaimed by Maha govt at London auction?
April 30, 2025 9:41 am
The state successfully won the bid with a total expenditure, including handling, transport and insurance, amounting to Rs 47.15 lakh
‘Artha Chakra’ event at GIPE: OLA CEO calls Western AI firms ‘East India Company Part 2’
February 15, 2025 10:11 am
Bhavish Aggarwal also criticised the American AI model, citing its control over the algorithms and training data.
Know Your City | How the first English factory in India was established at Surat
January 19, 2025 10:37 pm
Most historians count the date of the imperial decree that Captain Thomas Best secured after laying the foundation of the factory at Surat as the beginning of the English legal settlement on the subcontinent.
How Durga Puja emerged in British-ruled Bengal
October 12, 2024 9:10 am
This article about famous Bengali festival will discuss the Battle of Plassey, the rise of native elites under Company rule, and the national movement.
UAPA, PMLA allow today’s Warren Hastings to exploit law for political gain
December 13, 2023 6:43 pm
Today, when the freedom of thousands of Indian citizens is curtailed and they are imprisoned without conviction, the sanctity of our hard-fought freedom movement is eroded
As BJP brings his name up amidst 'INDIA' row, a look at A O Hume, one of the founders of Indian National Congress
July 25, 2023 10:07 pm
Indian Civil Service officer and notable botanist known as Father of Indian Ornithology, Hume had quit after differences with British administration, believed there was rising discontent among the masses against British rule.
EAST INDIA COMPANY PHOTOS
Exhibition presents paintings of Indian birds commissioned by East India Company
September 07, 2021 7:12 pm
The exhibition presents a rich selection of Company Paintings of Indian birds, entirely from DAG's gallery collection in honour of the unknown Indian masters commissioned by the East India Company in the late 18th and early 19th centuries
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