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In the court of Queen Victoria, Abdul Karim from Agra was more than an attendant

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Why Harry Potter retains the magic even twenty years after his sensational debut

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If diversity and pluralism is at the core of Indian gastronomic culture, tea is the defining symbol of British identity

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The untold story

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A new history of India’s role in World War II vivifies its players in this scholarly account

Srinath Raghavan

Ferdinand Mount’s view of colonialism may be short on historical insight but the story he tells is riveting

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The last Englishman could still be an Indian

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From governor generals to lowly soldiers, India hosts many Britons who are only too glad to hang around after they have been long dead

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