British Raj

"[The election], as I have said, is a unique event in the history of India, and, I may also venture to say, in the history of the British Empire. It is the spirit of British institutions and the love of justice and freedom in British instincts which has produced this extraordinary result...

With the exception of Tamil Nadu, both women are relatively unknown across the country despite their epic warfare tactics and historic win against the British in the eighteenth century.

Even if the Portuguese, British or Dutch entered the country, he might not have risen arms against them, but then the Portuguese tried to dominate over the sovereignty of the Maratha empire.

Samuel (Satyananda) Stokes was an American who joined Indian National Congress in India's freedom struggle. He even introduced apples to Himachal Pradesh

Here is the untold story of the barefoot Bengalis who beat a British football team to become national icons way before the Non-Cooperation Movement!

This attack that came to be known as the Vellore Mutiny was carried out on the midnight of 10 July 1806. What is the story of this rebellion that lasted just one day but cost over 400 lives? Why was it carried out and how was it subdued in under a day?

Few Indians know the story of Jenab Aliya Begum a.k.a Malika Kishwar, the remarkable queen of Awadh who lies in an unmarked grave at Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.

Always vocal about the effects of the British Raj on India, Shashi Tharoor's recent speech at the Auckland Writers Festival touched the hearts of many– including one British man.

Among the foods that find a place on India's GI tag registry list is a celebrated coffee that few Indian know about but which has a loyal following in the West — Monsooned Malabar.

Nagamani was only eight when she lost her father, Dr Shama Rao, a doctor in the British Army, to the side effects of mustard gas during World War I in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). He was one of the first Bengalureans to have served as a Captain in the British Army during the World War I.