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Colonial India was a pivotal player in the making of the British Empire’s narcotics economy. Forced poppy cultivation, imperial ambition, and Indian enterprise converged to shape a global trade that c ...

In the latter half of the 16th century, Chand Bibi emerged as one of Deccan’s most formidable rulers. A diplomat, military strategist, and queen regent, she led the defense of Ahmadnagar against Mugha ...

Anik deliberately chooses celebration over rumination; a smile over a grimace and grit of the teeth.

Daughter of a businessman and an active social worker, Nazia was also a lawyer and social activist apart from being a musician.