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Could Capitalism Have Thrived Without Colonialism?
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (29+ words) An Independent Socialist Magazine and Press Also in this issue Books by Vijay Prashad by Vijay Prashad, John Bellamy Foster, John Ross and Deborah Veneziale Article by Vijay Prashad...
Behind the myths of the British Empire: Nigel Biggar and Mehdi Hasan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (137+ words) Mehdi Hasan goes head-to-head with Nigel Biggar on the brutal legacy of Britain's colonial past. Britain once ruled over the largest empire in history. For many Britons, it remains a source of pride. Others argue its power was built on…...
TRT World - East India Company: The curtain falls on British firm that once ruled India with a private army
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1183+ words) The modern incarnation of the East India Company " the legendary English trading firm that once ruled vast parts of India with a private army twice the size of the British military " has filed for bankruptcy in England. Revived as a…...
TRANSCRIPT: Interview with book author Rana Dasgupta
2+ week, 6+ day ago (676+ words) His 2014 nonfiction book on the impact of globalization on his adopted home city, Capital: The Eruption of Delhi, received the Ryszard Kapu'ci'ski Award, was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize, and nominated for the Ondaatje Prize. Dasgupta's most recent book, After…...
British Indians have continually helped British economy prosper since WWII: Report
3+ week, 2+ day ago (512+ words) British Indians have continually helped British economy prosper since WWII: Report'Times of India...
Japan-Based Pro Ashutosh Singh Set to Release Debut Book ‘Where Is the Spoon?’ on Project Management
3+ week, 4+ day ago (486+ words) Asian Community News - Community News Tokyo, Japan " A Japan-based Indian professional with about two decades of global project leadership experience is set to enter the publishing space with a book that challenges how projects are managed in real life. Where…...
Debunking Colonial Myths: Justice Chandrachud Applauds New Book
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (218+ words) Debunking Colonial Myths: Justice Chandrachud Applauds New Book'Devdiscourse Debunking Colonial Myths: Justice Chandrachud Applauds New Book Former Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud praised a new book for dismantling myths surrounding British colonial rule in India. Presented by senior…...
Railways aren’t proof of British benevolence. History is never neutral: DY Chandrachud
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (678+ words) New Delhi: British scholars perpetrated an intellectual fraud by telling the world that they were civilising the colonised "barbarians, senior Supreme Court lawyer and parliamentarian Kapil Sibal read out from Rakesh Dwivedis Colonisation Crusade and Freedom of India. He paused…...
How The Early British Empire Was Built On Myth, Money And Madness
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (157+ words) Few colonial episodes have carried as much symbolic power as the Black Hole of Calcutta of 1756." Contrast the melodrama of Holwell's account with the Seir Mutaqherin, a Persian chronicle that attributes Bengal's collapse to court intrigue and Company manipulation rather…...
A soldier few know, a record few can match: Brigadier Henry Bhaskar’s journey through two wars and beyond
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (613+ words) Published - January 31, 2026 01:10 am IST - HYDERABAD Brigadier Henry Bhaskar is not a household name in India, not even in his home state of Tamil Nadu. Yet his record of service in the 1965 and 1971 wars speak volumes of his valour, grit and…...