British Raj

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

India@75: Tales of sacrifice, pain, and courage from the freedom struggle come alive in these 10 books

Important incidents, freedom fighters, and leaders who led the masses to a new India are remembered for their sacrifices that may not be contained in a thousand books. However, here is a list of 10 books to summarise the freedom struggle, its important people and the 75 years lived as a free country

Approach govt first: Delhi HC on plea to change call sign 'VT' on Indian aircraft

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said courts are not supposed to change the call sign and it is the government and the lawmakers who legislate

BJP member files plea in HC to declare British Raj prefix in Indian aircraft call sign as against sovereignty

Most countries that were colonised by the British have successfully changed their call signs while India has still continued to carry this symbol of the 'British Raj', the petitioner said

How the British were the worst colonisers ever known to humanity

Reading MJ Akbar’s new book, one gets a sense of how the British Raj not only ended the Indian way of life and values, but also instilled a system and mindset that embraced its exploitative ways

Amid Udupi hijab controversy, demand for Uniform Civil Code grows stronger

The hijab controversy — a completely avoidable incident otherwise — lays emphasis on the need for a Uniform Civil Code in the country

We existed as a nation before British: Why Rahul Gandhi needs to stop rediscovering India

Rahul Gandhi must realise that even his great-grandfather, Jawaharlal Nehru, talked about the continuity of India as a nation, Indian nationalism, and Indian culture in terms of 5,000 years

Ramachandra Guha: I haven’t written Rebels Against the Raj to influence Indians on their political preferences

Renowned historian Ramachandra Guha hopes his new book Rebels against the Raj helps readers gain a deeper understanding of the India that was, and perhaps also of the India that might be.

How Birsa Munda led his people into organised rebellion against Church and British rule

Birsa Munda appealed to thousands of his followers to renounce Christianity and return to their original faith

In The Break of Dawn, illustrated tales of Awadh's struggles during India's First War of Independence

Originally published in Urdu under the title Aghaaz-e-Sahar, The Break of Dawn is a reminder of a time when Indians of all classes and faiths came together to fight for the honour and freedom of their homeland.