Do nations and civilizations grow out of the moral mire of military conquests, killings of innocent people, political cruelty and subjugation by imperialism? For more than 800 years, India as a Moghul ...

Gandhi leading the famous Salt March in 1930 to protest British rule in India. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The internet certainly has a bottling effect, often creating echo chambers occupied by hubris, ...

Season 2 of the Netflix show centers on the Sharma family, whose story of moving between England and India has echoes in historical fact. By Desiree Ibekwe This article contains spoilers for Season 2 ...

In an exclusive interview with Zoom, Paul Blackthorne, who played Captain Andrew Russell in Lagaan, revealed whether he was ...

Late last month, the leader of Myanmar’s junta, Min Aung Hlaing, stood on a huge parade field to recount the military’s “immense prestige etched in the annals of history.” Hundreds of soldiers who had ...

In a unique conversation with Zoom, Paul Blackthorne, known for his role as Captain Andrew Russell in Lagaan, shared his ...

“THE THINGS the British did in India are simply not taught in the syllabus and this is a problem,” said William Dalrymple at the Jaipur Literary Festival in September 2020. “When the British go out ...

Last Thursday, the world learned of a historic moment. Queen Elizabeth II — who reigned over the United Kingdom for 70 years, longer than any previous monarch — passed. Most people alive today have ...

Jallianwala Bagh, in Amritsar, India, where hundreds were killed on April 13, 1919, under British colonial rule. AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby recently visited the ...

British colonials with a pet cheetah in Secunderabad, India, 1906. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images) In 2005, Britain’s then–Labour chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, chose the backdrop of ...

MUMBAI, India — Indians are calling it a Diwali gift. On the Hindu festival of lights, Rishi Sunak — who is of Indian descent and a practicing Hindu — has become Britain's next prime minister. Sunak's ...