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India
Stories from the ancient and mighty civilisation of India, from classical mythology to the Mughal Emperors, the East India Company and the British Raj.
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The Mischief-Maker
Based on a story by Philip Meadows Taylor
A stranger warns the people of Shorapur that they will come to regret their hospitality.
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Srinivasa Ramanujan
By Clay Lane
A maths prodigy from Madras became so wrapped up in his sums that he forgot to pass his examinations.
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An Avoidable Tragedy
By Adam Smith
Adam Smith argued that the Bengal Famine of 1769 would have been much less of a tragedy under a free trade policy.
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The Great Bengal Famine
The Governor of Bengal accused the East India Company of turning a crisis into a humanitarian catastrophe.
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William Hall VC
Canadian sailor William Hall was summoned over to India to help face down the Indian Mutiny.
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The Siege of Lucknow
During the Indian Mutiny, over a thousand men, women and children were trapped in the Commissioner’s residence at Lucknow.
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