Bentinck: On Ritual Murder in India
An exposition of the arguments put in favour of banning of the practice of sati in East India Company controlled lands during the 19th century.
Colonial Legacy in India
On the effects of British rule. Evidence of increases in poverty and indebtedness, and of the tranfer of wealth from India.
Discovering India, Imagining Thuggee
An examination of the development of the British understanding of the Thugs, and of relevant British documentation.
Dutch and Portuguese Colonial History
Part of web site dealing with the empires of these two European powers.
East India Trade
Discussion of the transfer of wealth from India to Europe and particularly Britain during European domination.
India Office Records
Records of the pre-Independence (British) government of India, now at the British Library.
Indian Princely States
List of most known states, with rulers, genealogies, and dynasties.
James Connolly: The Coming Revolt in India
An article from 1908 comparing poverty and wealth within India, and the possible consequences for the British.
Princely India
Accounts of many of the 'Princely States' within British India, including details of their last dynasties. Some important states and many lesser ones have not been included.
Subhas Chandra Bose, The Indian National Army, and The War of India's Liberation
Account by Ranjan Borra on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the INA, and its role in the independence movement. At the Vrij Historisch Onderzoek website.
The East India Trade
The East India Trade from 1500 to 1800, mainly concerned with the Danish East India Company.
The Unseen World, and other essays - The Famine of 1770 in Bengal.
Chapter of a book by John Fiske, in 1869. Provides his explanations for the catastrophic famine of the early period of British rule in the previous century.
Two Nation Theory
The two nation theory and the partition of India and Pakistan.
