HistoriCity | When an 18th-century battle decides a 21st-century election in West Bengal
It is tragic that the colonial British tactic of divide and rule continues to haunt Indian politics as the communalisation of the Battle of Plassey shows
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It is tragic that the colonial British tactic of divide and rule continues to haunt Indian politics as the communalisation of the Battle of Plassey shows
The Raj was not an unmixed evil. The India that we and the world know today was made by the British. The upshot, at any rate, was that they sowed the seeds of modernity in India
The use of the name ‘Mir Jafar’ in a manner similar to that of an insult or slander, still rankles, say his descendants, as the name of the former Nawab of Bengal comes up once again ahead of Lok Sabha election.
As BJP's Krishnanagar candidate questions the Nawab of Bengal's credentials, historians say Siraj-ud-Daulah's role as a freedom fighter is well-documented | Latest News India
Royal family members are making a beeline for a Lok Sabha ticket from the party and around 10 have received it so far