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Visit the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum via this Photo Gallery!

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Museum objects are time machines. They allow us a peek into a civilization long past or bring us close to today’s issues. Mumbai: A City through Objects tells the story of a city through unique objects in the collection of the Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum, the erstwhile Victoria and Albert

HarperCollins Presents Memsahibs: British Women in Colonial India By Ipshita Nath

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About the Book The word ‘memsahib’ conjures up visions of silly aristocrats, well-staffed bungalows, and languorous days at the club. Yet, these young Englishwomen had sought out the uncertainties of life in Britain’s largest, busiest colony—stepping off the steamer, the sights and sounds of colonial India were like nothing they’d

The Legend of Hardit Singh Malik | Excerpt

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Lion of the Skies tells the unique story of the only Sikh airman to fly with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Air Force during the First World War. It is the remarkable account of one man’s struggle to enlist, against discrimination, and of his service as a

Read a Thrilling Excerpt from The Vortex

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In November 1970, a storm set a collision course with the most densely populated coastline on Earth. Over the course of just a few hours, the Great Bhola Cyclone killed 500,000 people and began a chain reaction of turmoil, genocide and war. The Vortex is the dramatic story of how

Read Exclusive Excerpts from Lucknow, 1857 and Kanpur, 1857

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The city of Lucknow was the epicentre of the uprising of 1857. In Lucknow, 1857 – part of a new series of books on India’s historic battles – historian Rosie Llewellyn-Jones examines the conflict in detail, from the British annexation of Awadh to the Indian response and the subsequent revolt