On a grey November morning in 1774, London was buzzing with a shocking story. Robert Clive, Baron Clive of Plassey, called by some the founder of Britain’s Indian Empire and by others its “most ...

So, for example, a 1909 map [Political Divisions of the Indian Empire by The Indian Gazetteer] shows Burma as British India, and Nepal and Bhutan as princely states — they’re in yellow exactly like ...

Anoop Verma's book traces ancient India's evolution from Indus cities to Harsha's Empire. It highlights continuity in cities, ...

Key point: These are South Asia’s five greatest empires. South Asia is like a world unto itself. Also known as the Indian subcontinent, its particular geography and climate have always led to it ...

Amrita Shah’s book, The Other Mohan in Britain’s Indian Ocean Empire, is a deeply researched historical work on the Indian diaspora in Britain’s Indian Ocean world. Shah’s book focuses on South Africa ...