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World History

After Empire: Neo-Colonialism and the Building of Europe, 1945 to Brexit

Nkrumah warned that flags could change while control stayed outside. Europe answered the same post-war ruins by pooling sovereignty. Loans, the CFA franc, Paris to Maastricht, and Brexit, in one post-war order story.

1 October 2026 · 17 min read

History

The Men Who Dug Up India's Past: Rea, Sewell, Burgess, Elliot and the Scholars of the Raj

Colonial-era archaeologists and historians and their contributions: Alexander Rea at Adichanallur, Longhurst at Hampi, Sewell's Forgotten Empire, Burgess and the Indian Antiquary, Elliot's historians; plus Madanapalle and Tagore, and Bankimchandra's novels.

30 September 2026 · 26 min read

History

Empires in Stone: Colonial Architecture in India

From Portuguese churches in Goa to Lutyens' Delhi, how five colonial powers rebuilt India's cities in stone, and what their buildings reveal about empire.

29 September 2026 · 27 min read

World History

Carving the World: Colonialism and the New Imperialism

In one generation, Africa went from 10% to nearly 100% under European rule. The causes, methods, and consequences of the New Imperialism, UPSC GS-1 notes on colonialism and empire.

27 September 2026 · 13 min read

Modern History

The sponge and the Thames: how colonialism drained India's wealth

Naoroji did the arithmetic of empire and named it: the drain of wealth. How British policy silenced India's looms, commercialized its fields, and turned railways into drainpipes.

27 September 2026 · 21 min read