Key points British Empire overview activity The East India Company How did the East India Company take control of India? At first, they sailed to the East Indies, which are now modern-day ...

In fact, it is doubtful that caste had much significance or virulence in society before the British made it India's defining social feature. The pre-colonial written record in royal court ...

British colonialism turned India's tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins.

giving Europeans a glimpse of the life their family and friends led in British colonial India. A recent exhibition at London's SOAS university showcased more than 300 such postcards that were sent ...

Catholic groups in the Tamil Nadu state in India say statements by the governor is pushing “false propaganda” about the ...

Many view his victory as a full-circle moment for British colonialism, but others are critical of his high level of privilege. India and Britain have a tumultuous history, with Britain still ...

During India’s struggle for Independence, literature played a vital role in inspiring the masses and arousing a sense of ...

The rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital has brought public and media attention to previously ...

He saw the British colonial state, the emerging postcolonial state of India, and the 1930s and ’40s fascist states across ...

Rosina Margaret Hopkins’s short stories followed colonial tropes, with heroic White people and superstitious Orientals. But ...

When former Kashmiri independence advocate Hafiz Mohammad Sikander Malik filed nomination papers for the Jammu and Kashmir's ...