Rani Lakshmi Bai fought in the 1857 revolt after the British denied her adopted son's claim to Jhansi throne The British East India Company annexed Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse after her husband ...

Rudyard Kipling’s Kim – that iconic novel of the Raj – first appeared as a serial in McClure’s Magazine in December 1900, a month before the death of Queen Victoria. At this point, the British Empire ...

What is the similarity between British retribution after recapturing Delhi from mutineers in 1857 and the Israeli state’s raging military operation in Gaza today? The two incidents may be separated by ...

Awadh's loyalists, angered by the dethronement of their popular Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, launched a fierce resistance against the British in 1857. This uprising, fueled by deep loyalty, transformed ...

Rani Lakshmibai was the queen of the Maratha princely state of Jhansi in North India. She was one of the revered leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and became a symbol of resistance to ...

When the British East India Company refused to recognise Rani Lakshmi Bai's adopted son's claim to the throne, the queen of Jhansi took up arms. In 1853, following the death of her husband, Lakshmi ...