The 19th-century power struggle between the Sikhs, the British, and the Afghans shaped the political landscape of the time.

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 ...

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'.

According to research by the economic historian Robert C Allen, extreme poverty in India increased under British rule, from 23 percent in 1810 to more than 50 percent in the mid-20th century.