How Indian streetwear became western pajamas
After the British Raj was established, the Indian kurta pajama became fashionable across Europe and was eventually adapted ...
The British Raj extracted $65 trillion from India: Fact or fiction?
Is there a case for reparations? Oxfam’s huge estimate of the money drained from India by Britain’s colonial rule does not ...
The many names and unchanging borders of Uttar Pradesh, from the 19th century to today
In 2011, Chief Minister Mayawati proposed splitting Uttar Pradesh into four states: Purvanchal, Bundelkhand, Awadh Pradesh, ...
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Indian removal
Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United ... Chicasaw and Seminole nations. These Indian nations, in the view of the settlers and many other white Americans, were standing ...
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19th-Century McKenney and Hall Indian Portraits
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The Indian jugglers and magicians in Australia in the 19th century
"The term juggler became synonymous with Indian magic in the 19th century," writes John Zubrzycki in his book 'Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic'. The earliest Indian jugglers, acrobats and ...
Kumbh Mela’s History: British Taxes to Hub of Nationalism | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18K
British Taxes to Hub of Nationalism | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18K In the 19th century, India's British rulers imposed a pilgrimage tax of Rs 1 on devotees who attended the Kumbh Mela. In 1857 and ...