Tag
#east india company
8 articles
The Raj & the Freedom Struggle
A Disputed Adoption at Kittur in September 1824 Ended With the Collector of Dharwad Dead on 23 October and Rani Chennamma in Bailhongal Fort
Aug 24, 2026
Ancient & Medieval India
The East India Company Gave Away Free Potato Seed and Cash Rewards in 1797. As Late as 1938, Doctors in Pune Were Still Trying to Talk Indians Into Eating Tomatoes.
Aug 23, 2026
The Raj & the Freedom Struggle
A Million Indian Farmers Grew the Opium Britain Sold to China
Jul 17, 2026
The Raj & the Freedom Struggle
They Called It Woven Air. Then Britain Made Sure No One Could Weave It Again.
Jul 8, 2026
The Raj & the Freedom Struggle
Britain Won Bengal With 22 Men Dead. The Battle Was Bought Before It Was Fought.
Jun 27, 2026
The Raj & the Freedom Struggle
India Was a Quarter of the World Economy. Two Centuries of British Rule Left It at 3%.
Jun 24, 2026
The Raj & the Freedom Struggle
The Raj Hanged Mangal Pandey Ten Days After Barrackpore, Dismissed Seven Companies of His Regiment Four Weeks Later and Made His Surname a Word for Every Rebel
Jun 12, 2026
The Raj & the Freedom Struggle
A Company Army of 7,072 Won at Buxar in October 1764, and Within the Year the Mughal Emperor Signed Over the Revenue of Bengal
May 28, 2026