Page 2 - British Rule
The British extortionist who built Bombay
Book review of The Arthur Crawford Scandal: Corruption, Governance and Indian Victims
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Queen agrees to 'period of transition' for Prince Harry and Meghan
Meghan is currently in Canada with their infant son Archie
 "Queen agrees to 'period of transition' for Prince Harry and Meghan")
Letter to BS: Why did many Indians join the army of colonial powers?
Even the Congress party that was formed in 1885 did not ever try to dissuade Indians from joining the British Indian Arm
 "Letter to BS: Why did many Indians join the army of colonial powers?")
Did Sandip, anti-hero in Ghare Baire, have a moral route for his struggle?
While both Ray and Tagore, from whose eponymous novel the film was adapted, seem to favour Nikhilesh, Sandip's 'perfect counterfoil', one wonders if Sandip has any need to follow a moral route
 "Did Sandip, anti-hero in Ghare Baire, have a moral route for his struggle?")
A welfare state born in India
How William Beveridge's Bakargunje legacy is safe in modern Britain
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The Imperial Gazetteer on roads
Before the advent of British rule, roadways in the modern sense were practically unknown; and even after its establishment there were few to be found, except within urban limits
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The Raj deglamourised
Ferdinand Mount's Tears of the Rajas and Jon Wilson's India Conquered emphasise the egregious aspects of British rule
