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 ...

If your roots trace back to the Indian subcontinent, your risk of developing type 2 diabetes is significantly higher than that of Europeans. Research shows that Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By the end of the 19th century, railways were being used by millions across India. Keystone ...

Throughout history, empires have survived only as long as they could project their power. This power could be real or imagined, but it must be believable to its subjects. In 1942, the British Empire ...

Do nations and civilizations grow out of the moral mire of military conquests, killings of innocent people, political cruelty and subjugation by imperialism? For more than 800 years, India as a Moghul ...

A woman holds a placard protesting against the sedition case filed by police against a school after a play performed by students denouncing a new citizenship law, in Bangalore, India, Tuesday, Feb. 4, ...

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, ...

In colonial-era India, Afghans and Pashtuns were often seen in sharply different ways by Indians and the British. On one hand ...

(RNS) — The Hindu epic Mahabharata tells the story of a warrior, born as a female named Shikhandini, who seeks to avenge a dishonor in her past life. To do so, she transforms into a male, taking the ...

As India celebrates its 79th Independence Day, it’s a fitting time to celebrate and reflect on the rich history of Indian fashion. A land that is known for its traditional ensembles and its intricate ...

It was not colonialism which led to the renewal of colonial societies but the response to it. The innate strength of ...