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A colonial ‘high road’ that has bypassed growth

Between 1911 and 1920, a British engineer, binoculars in hand, stood on a railway bridge and looked across a road that ran through Chittoor village, then the district headquarters. For Chittoor’s denizens aged 40 to 80, the High Road remains a landmark of the city, as it continues to serve as the vital link to Vellore, Chennai, and Tirupati. Given …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Documentary ‘Colonial Interlude’ opens a window to Muthuswami Dikshitar’s world

The Hindu

European music of the 18th century travelled across the world to take on different forms in India and the US, creating unique sounds. In India, it transcended the language barriers as legendary Carnatic classical music composer Muthuswami Dikshitar wrote Sanskrit lyrics to colonial tunes that had arrived with the British East India Company. Kannikeswaran was particular that the story be …

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55 years ago

1923 Spanish Colonial Revival Gem

LA Times

Open Sunday, December 22, 1-4 Classic 1923 Spanish Colonial Revival gem – updated & beautifully maintained! Terrific 3+2 floor plan + additional 215 sq ft permitted guest house w/bath. Living room w/fireplace, coved ceiling & large picture window overlooks lush front garden. Location: 816 N. Crescent Heights Blvd., Los Angeles 90046 Asking price: $1,749,000 Year built: 1923 Living area: 1,800 …

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Goa Liberation Day 2024: Celebrating freedom, history, and culture

India Today

Goa Liberation Day, celebrated on December 19 each year, marks the end of Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and the integration of the territory into India. GOA LIBERATION DAY 2024 In 2024, Goa Liberation Day will be celebrated with various events and activities across the state, honouring the sacrifices made during the liberation struggle and celebrating the cultural identity of …

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Let’s stop speaking in tongues about English

New Indian Express

There is a funny line in the BBC comedy series, To the Manor Born, when a feudal aristocrat fallen on difficult days sells her country mansion to a Czech-born tycoon. I bet you have not heard of that—it’s English.” Getting your French mixed up with English is understandable for Britons—the French-speaking Normans after all ruled the Anglo-Saxons for more than …

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1 month ago

Glimpses into the twin-city that Bengaluru once was

The Hindu

Bengaluru was once two very different worlds, co-existing somewhat uneasily with each other, going by the 50-odd postcards on the walls at the city’s National Gallery of Modern Art. These postcards, according to Jayaram, offer insights into “how different these two were and how they were separate cities at first and together only later.” Perfect destination “Bangalore’s ideal weather and …

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1 month ago

One of the world’s oldest cricket paintings, estimated in crores, is up for auction

The Hindu

The year is 1792. This painting titled Cricket Match in India, its ephemeral quality reminiscent of Daniell’s feather-touch mastery, is one of the earliest depictions of the sport, and is set in 18th Century Colonial Madras, more specifically the Island. “ is not only an early visual document of cricket in India but also a rare example of Daniell’s work …

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1 month ago

How Indigenous People Are Changing The Narrative of Colonized Land

Huff Post

As a young Cree child, I remember hearing all sorts of atrocities spewed against my people: “Natives are dirty,” “You’re all alcoholics,” or “All you do is collect checks from the government.” It was hard not to internalize the colonial rhetoric placed on me — especially when it so starkly contrasts the pride that I was taught to foster around …

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1 month ago

How Colonial Rule and Christianity Transformed Modern Hinduism - Interview with Manu Pillai

The Hindu

Published : Dec 07, 2024 09:59 IST - 9 MINS READ Magisterial in its sweep, Manu S. Pillai’s Gods, Guns and Missionaries: The Making of The Modern Hindu Identity journeys through 400 years of colonial rule, examining how India’s encounter with Europe catalysed shifts in Hinduism, in theory and practice. But leaving aside the contingent and historical factors that have …

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1 month ago

Public health — insights from the 1896 Bombay Plague

The Hindu

Understanding the interplay between public health crises, surveillance, control, and ethical governance is paramount in addressing today’s global health challenges. The reliance on policing and military measures underscored how public health initiatives were intertwined with colonial policing strategies, associating disease control with surveillance and enforcement. Modern times have seen a shift toward medical professionals assuming surveillance roles, reflecting evolving public …

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1 month ago

Opposition criticises 'Hindification' of laws, BJP calls out 'colonial mindset'

India Today

Opposition MPs on Thursday accused the Centre of using Hindi for new bills being tabled in the Rajya Sabha, while the government hit back, saying the opposition was clinging on to a colonial mindset. During the Winter Session of Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP Sagarika Ghosh questioned the Hindi naming of the bill, Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024, which seeks to replace …

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1 month ago

Australian ancestral remains returned by German museums after more than 100 years

CNN

Berlin AP — Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century were handed back at a ceremony Thursday that a community representative described as a sad but “very joyful” moment. “These ancestral remains were never meant to be here,” said Hermann Parzinger, the head of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, …

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1 month ago

Germany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 years

Associated Press

BERLIN — Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century were handed back at a ceremony Thursday that a community representative described as a sad but “very joyful” moment. “These ancestral remains were never meant to be here,” said Hermann Parzinger, the head of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation, which …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Bill Gates says ‘India is a laboratory to try things’; social media erupts, calls it ‘colonial hangover’

Live Mint

Bill Gates' recent comments on India in a podcast have taken social media by storm. In a podcast with Reid Hoffman, he called India a “kind of laboratory to try things.” His comments have sparked strong reactions on social media among Indians. In the podcast, Bill Gates says, “India is an example of a country where there's plenty of things …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The 'bison skull mountain' photo that reveals the US's dark history

BBC

The 'bison skull mountain' photo that reveals the US's dark history Detroit Public Library The photo of two men standing on a mountain of bison skulls is well known as a symbol of hunting during the colonisation of the US. "A desire for wealth and power in the form of land ownership, chattel slavery, the drive for unending growth and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

'Colonial laws were source of British oppression, exploitation,' says PM Modi at event on three criminal laws

India TV News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed a event marking the implementation of three new criminal laws in Chandigarh. Post-independence, PM Modi said, "People thought that now that the British had gone, they would be free from the British laws. Bidding hope that new laws will facilitate the modern day challenges of jurisprudence, the PM said, "I am confident that …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Remembering Gurudas Banerjee, the first Indian VC of Calcutta University

India Today

On December 2, 1918, India mourned the loss of one of its most remarkable scholars, jurists, and reformers, Gurudas Banerjee, the first Indian vice-chancellor of Calcutta University. Born in Kolkata in 1844, Gurudas Banerjee was a man of extraordinary intellect, empathy, and determination who broke barriers and shaped the foundation of Indian academia and law during British colonial rule. FROM …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Tibet flags ‘colonial style’ schools at UN forum

Hindustan Times

With the Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan Administration repeatedly accusing China of forcibly enrolling Tibetan children in the colonial-style boarding schools in occupied Tibet, the critical schooling situation was also flagged at the recently held 17th United Nations Forum on Minority Issues at Geneva. Notably, the officer disclosed that over 1 million Tibetan children have been forcibly enrolled in colonial-style boarding schools …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Jaishankar Says Tipu Sultan's Legacy 'Cherry-Picked', Rues 'Facts Tailored For Regime Convenience'

ABP News

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday criticised the selective portrayal of Tipu Sultan in historical narratives, describing it as an example of "airbrushed history" driven by political convenience. Speaking at the launch of historian Vikram Sampath's book, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore Interregnum 1761-1799, Jaishankar said, “How much of our past has been airbrushed, how awkward issues have …

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Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre

Associated Press

THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of a different grave each time. The 86-year-old has no way of knowing which grave belongs to his father, M’Bap Senghor, one of likely hundreds of West African riflemen who fought for France …

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Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French colonial massacre of soldiers

Al Jazeera

Commemoration prompts renewed calls for an investigation into the killing of African soldiers by the French army in 1944. The West African country has long demanded its former coloniser take responsibility, officially apologise and properly investigate the massacre that took place in Thiaroye, a fishing village on the outskirts of Senegal’s capital, Dakar. “France must recognise that on that day, …

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Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with its former colonial ruler France

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Chad’s government said it was ending a defense cooperation agreement with France in order to redefine the nation’s sovereignty from its former colonial ruler. The decision marks a historic turning point since the Central African nation gained independence more than six decades ago, foreign ministry spokesperson Abderaman Koulamallah said in a statement Thursday. Chad was one of …

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SC slams Chhattisgarh government for firing woman sarpanch

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court recently hauled up the Chhattisgarh authorities for removing a 27-year-old female sarpanch on “flimsy grounds” citing delays in completion of her work. Dubbing the action and behaviour of Chhattisgarh authorities a “colonial mindset”, a two-judge bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan directed that Sonam Lakra, the female sarpanch, be reinstated, besides directing the …

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Elected Representatives Not Subordinate To Bureaucrats: Supreme Court Depracates 'Colonial Mindset' Of Administrative Authorities

Live Law

In a case concerning the illegal removal of a woman Sarpanch in Chhattisgarh from her office due to the high-handed actions by State government officers, the Supreme Court called out the "colonial mindset" of the administrative authorities.A bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that elected representatives cannot be treated as subordinates to bureaucrats. In a case …

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A colonial ‘high road’ that has bypassed growth

Documentary ‘Colonial Interlude’ opens a window to Muthuswami Dikshitar’s world

1923 Spanish Colonial Revival Gem

Goa Liberation Day 2024: Celebrating freedom, history, and culture

Let’s stop speaking in tongues about English

Glimpses into the twin-city that Bengaluru once was

One of the world’s oldest cricket paintings, estimated in crores, is up for auction

How Indigenous People Are Changing The Narrative of Colonized Land

How Colonial Rule and Christianity Transformed Modern Hinduism - Interview with Manu Pillai

Public health — insights from the 1896 Bombay Plague

Opposition criticises 'Hindification' of laws, BJP calls out 'colonial mindset'

Australian ancestral remains returned by German museums after more than 100 years

Germany hands over Australian ancestral remains held by museums for over 100 years

Bill Gates says ‘India is a laboratory to try things’; social media erupts, calls it ‘colonial hangover’

The 'bison skull mountain' photo that reveals the US's dark history

'Colonial laws were source of British oppression, exploitation,' says PM Modi at event on three criminal laws

Remembering Gurudas Banerjee, the first Indian VC of Calcutta University

Tibet flags ‘colonial style’ schools at UN forum

Jaishankar Says Tipu Sultan's Legacy 'Cherry-Picked', Rues 'Facts Tailored For Regime Convenience'

Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre

Senegal seeks answers 80 years after French colonial massacre of soldiers

Chad ends a defense cooperation agreement with its former colonial ruler France

SC slams Chhattisgarh government for firing woman sarpanch

Elected Representatives Not Subordinate To Bureaucrats: Supreme Court Depracates 'Colonial Mindset' Of Administrative Authorities