India's scientific legacy is both vast and profound. Long before the rise of modern science, ancient Indian sages, ...

Technology underpinned British Empire, from tentative start in 7th century to global dominance in 18th and 19th centuries and ...

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so ...

As someone who grew up in the last days of the British Empire, I am often asked how it was that so few people controlled so ...

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Sikkim and This year marks 50 years since Sikkim’s integration into India. Before India’s independence, the British, along with the Chogyal royals and Tibetans, played a major role in shaping Sikkim’s ...