British Colonialism

The Great British Loot: The jewels 'stolen' by the Royals

There was a display of riches at King Charles’ coronation ceremony – jewels and crowns. But are they his to use? Much of it was stolen from past British colonies. Now amid the monarch’s ‘crowning’ moment, there’s a call to return the riches, India’s Kohinoor, South Africa's The Great Cullinan

Dharma Files | Macaulay would have been surprised to see how Indians took up English education and way of life

Could he have imagined that one day, as a result of his policy, an Indian would rise to be at the helm of England’s political destiny?

Queen Elizabeth II: How much money Britain's inglorious empire stole from India—15 times UK’s current value

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in 2019 quoted a study saying that British loot from India was close to $45 trillion in today’s monetary value

From Kingsway to Kartavya Path: A trip down Rajpath's memory lane

The three-kilometre stretch, one of the most important roads in India, is more than 100 years old. The British called it Kingsway. Today, Rajpath will officially be renamed Kartavya Path, as India takes yet another step to shed its colonial past

Anand Mahindra shares Twitter thread on East India Company, says 'delighted to be part of turning history upside down'

Mahindra responded to a Twitter thread by author and tech expert Jaspreet Bindra, who gave a short history of the EIC and spoke about Indian-origin businessman Sanjiv Mehtawho bought it in the early 2000s

The Return of the Native? Shashi Tharoor's critique of Britain misses the mark

Colonialism was morally and politically repugnant. But to hold a nation and a people that had nothing to do with it responsible for the odious practice is equally bad.