Look at this girl. What is she doing? Riding away from the wind? Calling it to follow her? This girl, like many in Mughal India, is a heroine. She is calling to quicksilver, a precious metal in the Mughal empire, and using her beauty to draw it out into the...
Earlier this month, more than 80 girls went on a hunger strike in northern India. The aim of the hunger strike was to protest the harassment the girls faced on their way to school. In India, and all around the world dangerous commutes are a clear barrier to...
Indira Gandhi served as the third Prime Minister of India for a total of 13 years. She is also the only woman, as of today, to hold the position. She was born in 1917 and her father, Jawaharlal Nehru, would go on to become the first Prime Minister of India. She was...
The Rani was remarkable for her bravery, cleverness and perseverance; her generosity to her subordinates was unbounded. These qualities, combined with her rank, rendered her the most dangerous of the rebel leaders. -Sir Hugh Rose Rani Laksmi Bai became one of the...
The commemoration of the centenary of the First World War in Britain can seem to be everywhere. On 31 May, the BBC broadcast live the service of remembrance for the Battle of Jutland, and on 1 July, we were overwhelmed by events marking 100...