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Indian History
The Siege of Lucknow
During the Indian Mutiny, over a thousand men, women and children were trapped in the Commissioner’s residence at Lucknow.
Mir Kasim
The East India Company installed Mir Kasim as Nawab of Bengal, only to find that he had a mind of his own.
Poets and Poetry
‘The Overland Mail’
A tribute to the postal workers of British India, and to the kind of empire they helped to build.
by Rudyard Kipling 1865-1936
Hyder Ali and Tipu
The British encountered no stouter resistance in India than Mysore’s gifted commmander Hyder Ali and his son, Tipu.
Mysore’s Golden Age
The Princely State of Mysore (today in Karnataka) was hailed as an example of good governance to all the world.
Discovery and Invention
India’s First Railway
The opening of the Bombay to Thane line was the real beginning of British India.