Edmund Burke tore into the directors of the East India Company,
accusing them of doing less for the country than India’s mediaeval conquerors.
byEdmund Burke1729-1797
Indian History
The Moth Versus the Fire
After its prime minister signed the Maratha Confederacy over
to the East India Company, the member states rose up in a body.
byHarsukh Raifl. 1799-1805
Indian History
Justice and Equity
After the East India Company quieted the Maratha Confederacy in 1805,
Harsukh Rai looked forward to a new era of good government.
byHarsukh Raifl. 1799-1805
Indian History
Zenana Mission
Hannah Mullens describes her battle to reach out to wealthy Indian
ladies with nothing to do, nothing to think about and nowhere to go.
byHannah Catherine Mullens1826–1861
Indian History
Akbar Takes the Plunge
Emperor Akbar’s court physician told his nobles that beneath
the waters of a lake was a dry, cosy room, and dared them to find a way in.
bySamsam ud Daula Shah Nawaz Khan1700-1758
Indian History
A Shabby Suit
When he left Calcutta in February 1799 for a tour of Europe, Abu Taleb
Khan scarcely expected to spend so much of his time in England trying to keep out of the courts.