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Royal deal: 361-year-old Portuguese manuscript reveals how Bombay became British territory
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (962+ words) PUNE: On February 18, 1665, British representative Humphrey Cooke walked across the rocky stretches of Bombay island and formally asserted British sovereignty over the territory in a symbolic ceremony that would alter the future of western India forever. More than 360 years later,…...
India is central to the London success story
1+ week, 4+ day ago (500+ words) | Hindustan Times'Hindustan Times...
Hidden charges: K Narayanan talks to author Sven Beckert about the surprising history of capitalism
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1768+ words) There is a tale the American writer David Foster Wallace used to tell. Two little fish meet an older one. The older fish greets them and asks, "How's the water today?" As the young fish swim on, one asks the…...
Celina Jaitly recounts a scene from the 1971 Indo Pak war as told by her soldier father: "Through a Daughter's eyes
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (605+ words) Celina Jaitly remembers one of the bloodiest chapters of the 1971 Indo Pak war, as told by her late soldier father The last few months have been very difficult for actor Celina Jaitly, as she battles to get in touch with…...