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The end of British colonial rule birthed two sovereign nations—but hastily drawn borders caused simmering tensions to boil over. 75 years later, memories of Partition still haunt survivors.
On Shattered Lands, his book about the five partitions of the Indian Empire and the many forgotten stories attached to them ...
Sam Dalrymple’s Shattered Lands is an imperious view of the British Raj's collapse, redeemed by its forgotten stories of ...
75 years after Partition: These maps show how the British split India. The hastily drawn border, known as the Radcliffe Line, attempted to carve out two nations along religious lines—but sparked ...
On his latest work, India; A Linguistic Civilization that explores how the diversity that defines the Indian mind space emerges out of India’s multilingualism ...
Alison Barrett MBE, Director India at British Council, says that in a globalised and digitally-connected world, proficiency in English will give Indian students a competitive edge.
From matchstick tapestries to digital mythologies, textile archives to ecological cartographies — an exhibition in ...
An unstated border understanding between India and Myanmar’s government-in-exile has broken down, replaced by fear.
New-age Punjabi music artists are blending Western outfits with tradition, reflecting a broader cultural shift.
The document cautions: "Threats to the homeland from state actors are increasing. The UK is directly threatened by hostile ...
As Gaza bleeds, the West’s silence turns to unease. With 55,000 killed, Israel faces rising global backlash, legal scrutiny, ...
The UK is seeing a top to bottom shake-up of security as Keir Starmer warns we face growing 'menace' from hostile states, ...