Samuel Browne's botanical explorations in 17th-century Madras offer insights into traditional plant uses and changing flora ...

After the success of his business, he became a crucial financier for the British East India Company. Moreover, historical accounts reveal that the Gujarat businessman lent Rs 2,00,000 (a colossal ...

The East India Company was started by merchants close merchantA person involved in buying and selling items, usually between different countries. In the British Empire, this was done using a lot ...

Cricket's widespread popularity across the globe is deeply rooted in the history of British colonialism. As the British Empire expanded its reach from the ...

The initial acquisition of India under the British East India Company and the ongoing domination under the British Raj of a population many times the size of the occupying force proved to be a ...

Sultana Begum was married to Mirza Mohammad Bedar Bakht, purported to be the great-grandson of India’s last Mughal ruler. At ...

Before the era of photography, the theatre of war played out on maps and paintings. A heritage activist reports from the ...

Danish East India Company along with Swedish East India Company imported more tea than the British East India Company and smuggled most of it into England, where it sold at a huge profit.

After the success of his business, he became a crucial financier for the British East India Company. Moreover, historical accounts reveal that the Gujarat businessman lent Rs 2,00,000 (a colossal ...