Story

The Nabob, The Church, The School

How Diamonds from Golconda Bankrolled America’s Ivy League

Sep 12 •

Amit Schandillia

From Marble to Marvel

The Story of History’s Most Breathtaking Transformation

Aug 19 •

Amit Schandillia

An Indian Slave in Africa

A Tamil Girl’s Extraordinary Journey from Slave to Slaveowner

Jul 29 •

Amit Schandillia

Aurangzeb’s Most Underrated Humiliation

Lachit Borphukan and the Ahoms’ Last Stand in Saraighat

Apr 11 •

Amit Schandillia

The Patient Dictator

The Evolution of Despotism, from Mao to Now

Dec 22, 2023 •

Amit Schandillia

One Letter that Made an Empire

The First Brexit and the Virgin Queen’s Letter to Akbar

Nov 17, 2023 •

Amit Schandillia

The Man Who Mugged Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb inherited a deeply troubled empire at a deeply troubled time. When he took the throne, the East India Company was already in India, albeit…

Nov 14, 2023 •

Amit Schandillia

Ohio, Allahabad, Airmail

How an Indian City Found Its Spot in Postal and Aviation History

Mar 28, 2022 •

Amit Schandillia

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