They also shared a deep interest in the many meanings of “freedom”, as the colonial state withdrew from some areas of social life, as forms of gender, caste and class radicalism challenged ...

Banning booze in Bihar has empowered gangs and illicit markets in an echo of the 1920s. Here's what went wrong ...

If you open your eyes to the world of James Ivory, you will find not only a patrician tact but also a throbbing heart.

An overview of how Bermuda’s early colonial government drew up the legislative basis for enslavement on the island has been ...

Drinking grew more popular under colonial ... Upper-caste Hindus considered drinking a scourge to be eradicated, and were undeterred by Prohibition’s abject failure in America, a land they ...

Saikat Majumdar’s new book explores the rise of amateurs as a response to colonial rule, and its current form, embodied by ...

In India during the British colonial period, the caste system was formalized through legal and administrative measures, which reinforced its rigid boundaries. The report also talked about the ...

Dayanand's relentless criticism of societal evils like the caste system, untouchability ... to critically analyze the justifications for colonial rule. He challenged the notion that Indians ...

Bengaluru: Bihar, which has been long known for its caste conflicts ... and egalitarian. The colonial state, in fact, actively opposed the introduction of modern education through its policies.

Analysis of dried plants from a colonial institution in 19th-century ... and those introduced from around the world (American corn cobs, Southeast Asian lychees, etc.) The majority of these ...

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - Tracking down the entirety of Thai artist Pratchaya Phinthong’s “We are lived by powers we ...