If having more than 600 Princely States wasn’t complicated enough, there were places within these States under direct British control, mostly cantonments. But …
So much has been talked about the Portuguese Goa that the history without colonialism seems a bit distant. In fact, the total expansion of Goa took place betwe…
When India's Princely States were being absorbed into the Indian Union, one didn't anticipate that several of these states would cease to exist and be …
The first partition and reorganisation of Punjab took place in 1947, of which we all know. The brutal division has over million horrifying stories to share. Bu…
It started with opening of trade factories in offices either pre-occupied by other colonists, or a small building on the outskirts of the city back in the 17th…
A collection of my hand-sketched maps