Bartholomew Burges: The first American to write a book on India
After living in India for seven years in the 1770s, Bartholomew Burges wrote a book to help American merchants explore trade opportunities in the country.
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After living in India for seven years in the 1770s, Bartholomew Burges wrote a book to help American merchants explore trade opportunities in the country.
Tipu’s Tiger, a mechanical toy at Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and Tipu’s tent at Powis Castle in Wales, continue to pull visitors
The irony, gentle readers, is devastating and one would cry if one didn’t laugh
The irony, gentle readers, is devastating and one would cry if one didn’t laugh
Each year on 23 June arrives an occasion of template lament for Bengalis: the defeat of Siraj-ud-daulah at Plassey at the hands of forces led by Robert Clive—and Bengal’s subsequent quick subjugation by the East India Company.