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British colonialism

The Politics of Refusal: Boycott and the Fabric of Indian Nationalism

V Shoba

From British cloth to Chinese apps, and now to cancelled holidays in Türkiye, Indians have used their wallets to make a political point

Why Britain Is Broke

Spoils of colonial plunder do not last forever

Seeking India

England’s first forays into the country and the lasting impacts

His Majesty’s Reparations

It’s time Britain paid the wages of transatlantic slavery

The Churchill Paradox

Historians cannot square the wartime British prime minister’s fascination for India with his pessimism about its independent future

Pageant of History

Visual depiction of three durbars brings out the colonial past of Delhi

Origin Story

A recent book asks if India needs a new constitution

The English Track Record

A traveller’s tale from colonial India

Unfair Play

Where was Winston Churchill’s statesmanship when it came to India?

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