An American missionary who became a dedicated supporter of India's independence. Arriving in Madurai in 1925, he was inspired ...

The forgotten rebellion of Chitradurga against British rule in 1849, captured in a historical novel by B.L. Venu.

A special edition of Booked with Gaurav Sawant features author Sam Dalrymple discussing his book Shattered Lands: Five Partitions in the Making of Modern South Asia ...

Following nearly 200 years of British rule, An Era of Darkness ends with India on the brink of freedom. Jawaharlal Nehru’s ...

During World War I, Indian revolutionaries and German agents conspired to incite an armed revolt against British rule. The ...

The last 24 hours before August 15, 1947 unfolded in a whirlwind of tension, hope, fear, and tragedy. This detailed, ...

Uncover the intense final 24 hours of British Raj: Jinnah's assassination plot, Gandhi's desperate fight, and Nehru's 'Tryst ...

In his latest book ‘Shattered Lands’, Sam Dalrymple uncovers the Raj’s forgotten frontiers and five partitions that birthed 12 nations, from Burma’s breakaway to the Cold War dramas of 1971.

Long before satellites, colonial powers used hand-drawn maps not to navigate, but to dominate. In India, cartography became a ...

Crown prince, commander, and revolutionary, Bir Tikendrajit Singh defied British domination with unwavering courage, becoming ...

It was an administrative transfer of power in 1947 that saw territories in the Gulf region change hands from the Indian ...

India’s first anti-British uprising occurred in the early 1770s, led by the Sadhus and Sannyasis. The Sannyasi rebellion in ...