Stories from the ancient and mighty civilisation of India, from classical mythology to the Mughal Emperors, the East India Company and the British Raj.
As Governor of Bengal, Robert Clive hoped to use his powers and his
formidable reputation to make the East India Company mend its ways.
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Blind Date
BySir Bernard Burke
After two punishing years rising to the top of the East India Company’s
armed forces in India, Robert Clive could not spare the time to go courting.
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Unrivalled Grace
BySir Henry Craik
Sir Henry Craik had heard such glowing reports of Agra’s Taj Mahal,
that he was afraid it might prove to be an anticlimax.
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Snake Eyes
ByRudyard Kipling
Rikki-tikki-tavi had never met a cobra before, but when the first
thrill of fear had passed he knew what he must do.
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The Making of Tommy Atkins
ByMajor-General Sir George John Younghusband
In all his years of soldiering at home and abroad, Major-General George Younghusband had never heard British soldiers talk like those in Kipling’s tales.
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Massacre at Amritsar
ByWinston Spencer Churchill
After one of the worst outrages in modern British history, Winston Churchill stood up in the House of Commons to label the Amritsar Massacre an act of terrorism.
