Colonialism is closely related to imperialism. Imperialism is the policy or ethos of using power and influence to control ...

In the long history of European colonialism, some colonialists did better by their colonies than others, and the legacy is mostly one of still-enduring pain. For example, virtually no one (save Newt ...

British colonialism turned India’s tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earth’s biggest species of big cat, ...

When India gained independence in 1947, the nation faced a decision that would determine the course of its architectural future: brick or concrete. A seemingly mundane choice of material was rooted in ...

A historian has suggested Britain return looted artefacts to its former colonies instead of vast sums in reparations, after an Oxfam report suggested India was owed over £52 trillion. The report ...

Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu urges India to reduce foreign tech dependence, warning digital reliance threatens national sovereignty ...

It is hard to accept that India would have remained stagnant but for the colonial rule. Actually, we may have modernised faster and as per our own blueprint if we had not been disrupted by the British ...

The Old Stone House in Park Slope hosted an opening reception on May 2 for its latest site-specific contemporary art installation, “Things Fall Apart: Meena Hasan at the Old Stone House. ” The ...