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British Colonialism
“This is an Islamic State and the Hindus must accept the Muslims as the ruling race”: How British officials abetted the Islamist Nizam of...
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Hyderabad, without doubt like Kashmir, was one of the premier states of Bharat. Though perceived to be medieval and backward, it was an anachronism...
The Brutish British Museums: A legacy of slavery, loot & colonialism
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Western Museums are vestiges of colonialism. Many were founded by Slave traders. This article looks at "Indian artefacts" of these Museums.
Evidence shows British plundered...
Activists who campaigned for Netaji statue at India Gate see efforts bear fruit
Yesterday's unveiling of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's statue at India Gate has fulfilled the long-cherished dream of many activists across the country, like Devdutta...
Remembering freedom fighter V O Chidambaram Pillai on his birth anniversary
The year 1915, Mahatma Gandhi was visiting Chennai, he was already popular thanks to his exploits in South Africa. One man from Tirunelveli was...
Britain can no longer hide behind the myth that its empire was benign
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Imperial history wars, long-simmering in Britain, exploded when Black Lives Matter crossed the Atlantic in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Protestors, clad in...
Puli Thevar – the 18th century Tamil King who went undefeated for 16 years against a British-Nawab alliance
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Doordarshan is presenting the story of Puli Thevar, a Tamil King from 18th century who went undefeated for 16 years against East India company...
Narasimha Reddy, the chief who led Andhra’s now-forgotten first mass rebellion against the British in 1846
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Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy is hailed as the 19th-century hero who led the first mass rebellion in Andhra Pradesh against the British.
Descendant of a dispossessed...
Sangolli Rayanna, Rani Chennamma’s brave military chief who defeated British in guerrilla war, continues to inspire Bharatiyas
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Sangolli Rayanna's martyrdom stories continue to inspire crores of Kannadigas with every child given examples of his bravery against the British. The giant banyan...
Why Bharat needs to exit the ‘Commonwealth’
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Commonwealth (CW) is group of nations acknowledging their enslaved history under British crown. US and Ireland not part of it, why should Bharat? Doubt...
Prince Charles accepted Rs. 10 crores from Osama Bin Laden’s family in 2013
The heir apparent to the British throne, Prince Charles, accepted a payment of 1 million pounds, i.e. ~ INR 10 crores, from the family...