Indian Politics
Quit India Movement: How a Leaderless Nation Fought for Freedom
In August 1942, with the world at war, Mahatma Gandhi gave a fiery call to "Do or Die." Discover the...
Non-Cooperation Movement 1920-1922: The Day India Said “No” to the British
In 1920, Mahatma Gandhi asked a nation of 300 million to simply "stop." Stop buying British cloth, stop attending their...
Muslim League Founded (1906): A New Voice in Colonial India
In December 1906, a group of Nawabs and aristocrats gathered in Dhaka, worried that their voices were being drowned out...
Indian National Congress Founded (1885): How a “Safety Valve” Became a Freedom Engine
In December 1885, a retired Scotsman and 72 educated Indians gathered in Bombay for what seemed like a polite tea...
Establishment of the British Raj 1858: The Dawn of Imperial India
In 1858, following the bloody Revolt of 1857, Queen Victoria issued a proclamation that ended the rule of the East...
Annexation of Punjab 1849: How Britain Stole the Kingdom of Five Rivers
In 1849, the sun set on the Sikh Empire. After two bloody wars and years of court intrigue, the British...
The British East India Company: How a Corporation Conquered India
In 1600, Queen Elizabeth I signed a piece of paper that allowed a group of London merchants to trade in...
Timur’s Invasion of Delhi 1398: When Timur the Lame Destroyed the Tughlaqs
In 1398, a lame conqueror from Samarkand descended upon Delhi like a plague. He defeated war elephants with fire and...
Birth of Vijayanagara: How Two Brothers Built an Empire on the Tungabhadra
In 1336, two brothers stood on the banks of the Tungabhadra, watching a hare chase a hound. Interpreting it as...
Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate: From Slave Kings to the Lodis
In 1206, a slave became a Sultan. Following the victories of Muhammad Ghori, his trusted general Qutb-ud-din Aibak founded a...
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