Known as a "sole monopolist," this man became famous for buying goods in bulk at low prices and selling them at high profits.

A British pirate looted one of the gold-laden ships of Aurangzeb with ease. Most interestingly, he remained beyond the reach ...

The birth of journalism in India began with the Bengal Gazette, which was the first newspaper of India, starting publication ...

The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and ...

During his time, Virji Vora was not only a successful trader but also a crucial financier. He lent substantial amounts to the ...

The United Kingdom extracted USD 64.82 trillion from India over a century of colonialism between 1765 and 1900 and USD 33.8 ...

In 1903, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, announced that the vast Bengal province was going to be partitioned. The British ...

The exhibition, ‘Looking East’, highlights the lives of soldiers, colonial administrators, and civil bureaucrats from Ireland who sought their futures in India during British colonialism.

A recent report by Oxfam International reveals a shocking truth. During colonial rule, the UK took around $64.82 trillion ...

The final Constitution that came out in 1949 drew voluminously from the principles of governance that prevailed in ancient ...