History
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How a colonial blunder grew into a part of the War on Terror
Like the British of old, the Americans today consider Afghanistan as a moral evil that must be fought in order…
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How Churchill Fought the Pashtuns
The Pashtun tribesmen had risen against the British in 1897 due to the division of their tribal territory by the…
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The life of an East India Company official posted in Sindh during British rule
After an exhausting two-month journey from Gujarat, by boat, camel and foot, Eastwick arrived at Sukkur on the bank of…
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The Forgotten City: An Ode to Old Shikarpur
Everything from the brickwork, architecture, water supply system to the doors and ornamentation details is something that is uniquely Shikarpur…
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Institutionalized slavery in the Muslim regimes (Part – V)
While the trade of slaves was not unknown in India, the scale of slavery in India was extremely small in…
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Battle of Jhara – History of battle between Kutch and Sindh
Jhara or Zara is a famous battlefield situated on the borders of Rann of Kutch and at least six major…
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Institutionalized slavery in the Muslim regimes (Part – IV)
While the trade of slaves was not unknown in India, the scale of slavery in India was extremely small in…
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Institutionalized slavery in the Muslim regimes (Part-III)
While the trade of slaves was not unknown in India, the scale of slavery in India was extremely small in…
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Once upon a time when Shikarpur was called the Paris of Sindh
These days Shikarpur is a disowned, crumbling city, gripped with poverty, illiteracy, corruption, mismanagement, ignorance and lawlessness. By Gangaram Shamdas…
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Did Indian aristocrats live in the Russian Empire?
Some Indians dreamt of independence from the British Empire and wanted to get support from the Russian government. ILYA SPECTOR…
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