Long before 1857 rewrote India’s history books, three fierce queens—Velu Nachiyar, Abbakka Chowta, and Avantibai Lodhi—were ...

There is something of the Cinderella story to Lakshmi Bai, a commoner who rose to become rani (queen) of Jhansi, a princely state in mid-19th century India. Most fairy tales would end there, but in ...

The chairs are expected to fetch between £8,000 and £12,000 when they go under the hammer.

Duleep Singh's two Bombay blackwood chairs went under the hammer at auction yesterday.

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said language is one of the primary instruments to come out of the colonial mindset, which he referred to as Macaulay mindset, after the British ...

The quest to find the headwaters of the Nile River was the space race of the middle of the 19th century. Candice Millard's book, "River Of The Gods: Genius, Courage And Betrayal In The Search For The ...

Season 2 of the Netflix show centers on the Sharma family, whose story of moving between England and India has echoes in historical fact. By Desiree Ibekwe This article contains spoilers for Season 2 ...

When the East India Company extended influence over Awadh in the late 18th century, Ayodhya was already an important ...

Scott Simon talks with Candice Millard about 19th century British exploration and her new book, "River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile." The quest ...