Colonial India
Understand the impact of British rule on India’s economy, society, and governance. This section covers colonial policies, resistance movements, and the transformation of India under foreign domination.
Struggle of Walchand Hirachand Against British Shipping Laws
Walchand Hirachand wanted to build ships in India, fly planes over India and manufacture automobiles on Indian soil at a...
Surya Sen: Chittagong Armoury Raid That Shook British India
On the night of April 18, 1930, a schoolteacher from Chittagong led sixty-five young men and women in a coordinated...
Bagha Jatin: German Plot That Shook Colonial India 1915
In the summer of 1915, a Bengali revolutionary with a reputation for fighting tigers with his bare hands was waiting...
Begum Hazrat Mahal: How She Held Awadh Together in 1857
Begum Hazrat Mahal was not supposed to lead a revolution. She had been a courtesan, then a royal wife, then...
The Final Letters of Khudiram Bose and Soul of Young Bengal
Khudiram Bose was eighteen years old when he was hanged by the British colonial government in Muzaffarpur on 11 August...
Matangini Hazra: The Widow Who Walked Into Gunfire
Matangini Hazra was seventy-one years old when she walked to the front of a protest march in Tamluk and refused...
The Sultanganj Buddha: How Bihar Lost a Copper Giant to Birmingham
In 1861, a group of railway construction workers digging through the earth near Sultanganj in Bihar struck something unexpected. What...
The Mysterious Son Bhandar Caves Lost Gold Vault
Explore the thrilling mystery of the Son Bhandar Caves in Bihar. Discover the ancient legend of a hidden royal treasury,...
The Flight Of Nana Saheb And The 1857 Uprising
Discover the greatest unsolved mystery of the eighteen fifty seven rebellion. Learn how Nana Saheb, the mastermind of the uprising,...
The Inner Line Permit System And Indigenous Tribes
Explore the fascinating story of the Inner Line Permit System and discover how an old colonial rule transformed into a...
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