Britain had as much in common with Germany politically in the 19th century as it did with the United States. British efforts to cooperate with America predate Britain’s own move towards ...

It does not fall to many of us to be worshipped as a living god, but that was the fate of John Nicholson, a 19th century British army officer in the service of the East India Company.Nicholson ...

The Panopticon design involved a central watch tower, from which a single prison officer could observe the goings-on in the ...

The British first began wearing khaki during their occupation of India. The tan-colored tactical camouflage soon spread across the world. Originally the uniform of 19th century British soldiers in ...

James Skinner, an officer of the East India Company, commissioned a portrait of a Naga soldier in the early 19th century.It portrays a man, barefoot and clothed only in a leather belt that ...

"Where Krishna moves, crowds follow. And where crowds gather, revolutions are born." The Rath Yatra — the majestic chariot festival of Lord Jagannath — may appear, at first glance, as just another ...

How 19th century photography fixed pre-colonial India's image in the world An exhibition in Delhi makes a case to see 19th century photos of Indian monuments as 'objects to think with'.