British colonial rule
British Raj And The Defaming of India Since The 1800s (I)
Wilberforce contended that for the Empire in India to be secure, Indians needed to be persuaded that the maintenance of the Empire was connected with ... Read More
Fighting for India: Britain vs. Russia in the Great Game
This massive game to counter the great threat to India’s territorial integrity was called the Great Game. The name became popular only in relation to ... Read More
Deadly distortions of Colonial Rule- Notes from ‘A Ruler’s Gaze’ by Arvind Sharma- III
There is a remarkable convergence of thought on India’s sense of lack of its own history by the British and Muslim rulers. Sadly, the narrative ... Read More
Deadly distortions of Colonial Rule- Notes from ‘A Ruler’s Gaze’ by Arvind Sharma- II
William Adam said in his first report about Bengal and Bihar that every village had at least one school and that there were 1800 institutes ... Read More
Deadly distortions of Colonial Rule- Notes from ‘A Ruler’s Gaze’ by Arvind Sharma- I
Arvind Sharma applies the Saidian lens in analysing the British and Muslim rule over India and the distortions they inflicted. Sadly, there has been a ... Read More