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British Raj
If Britons were selling their wives in auction like livestock in the 19th century, how were they ‘emancipating’ women in Bharat at the same...
Women's emancipation, like most other reforms, is considered to be a gift of the British Raj for 'uncivilized Indians' whom they 'civilized'. We are...
Secret No. 3: How Varna and Jati Morphed into Caste
Ethnocide of Hindu Society by the British Raj
The caste system we know today is a gift of the British Raj. How and why they...
“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...
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...
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...
Memories of forgotten heroes to come alive in Pune’s Chapekar Wada
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Over 15 years after the famed Chapekar Wada was rebuilt at a cost of nearly Rs 50 lakh, the next phase of a museum...
British racist media attacks Rajamouli’s RRR
Bahubali director SS Rajamouli's latest offering RRR has riled not just the secular-liberal Indian media cabal and sympathizers of the British Raj but their...
Unveiling the underbelly of the Raj through British eyes
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This is not an account of Bharatiyas accusing British colonials of perfidies but of the rulers themselves laying bare the truth in their own...
Bloggers want food nomenclature decolonized, ask to cancel the word ‘curry’
Food bloggers have asked for the cancellation of the work curry stating that it has roots in British colonialism. The call was first raised...
Decolonize your bookshelves, beauty standards, minds: Author Supriya Kelkar
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Anasuyabai Kale played an active role during the freedom movement for which she was jailed and refused to apologize in return for being released....