Colonial history: Meet François Pyrard of France, who visited India well before the French traders

Itinerary of François Pyrard de Laval includes a visit to "Inde." On a chilly afternoon in February 1611, the town of Laval, a prosperous mercantile conurbation on the River Mayenne in northwest ...
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A colonial hangover or a linguistic leg-up? India grapples with the enduring appeal of English

When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for centuries – leaving behind a legacy that would shape the nation long after their ...
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India lived in ancient Europe as a positive 'other'. Ties are way older than colonialism

Stories of Indian spices, beasts, saints, and kings fired the European imagination for a thousand years. India anchored ...

Who were the unsung artists behind colonial India’s rich botanical paintings?

Taxonomist and curator H.J. Noltie’s new work at Royal Botanic Gardens Kew in London sheds light on the lives of the ‘Company ...
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A colonial hangover or a linguistic leg-up? India grapples with the enduring appeal of English

When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for centuries – leaving behind a legacy that would shape the nation long after their ...