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William Dalrymple’s story of how Britain’s ruthless East India Company looted India is told with rigour and writerly craft

Return of a King by William Dalyrmple is about the political intrigues in the Afghanistan of early 19th century and the Great Game culminating in the First Afghan War.

“The Babur Nama” is the autobiography of the polymathic founder of the Mughal dynasty.

Have you got your hands on a copy of @williamdalrymple’s new book, The Golden Road yet? if not, then why not?! We picked up ours from the lovely team at the local @whitehorse_bookshop earlier this week! It’s a fascinating read and you’ll find yourself questioning India’s portrayal in the world over the past millennium.. Incidentally, we’re one of the sponsors for @marlboroughlitfest later this month which the very same William Dalrymple will be attending. Pick up tickets before they sell…

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LONDON: Most Indians know of two British individuals who live in India. They are Mark Tully, the famous former correspondent for BBC in India and William

The Moor's Last Sigh is the fifth novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 1995. It is set in the Indian cities of Bombay and Cochin.

William Dalrymple on Instagram: “John Milton c1630- surprisingly young and dashing and good looking. I always think of him as he was at the end- a miserable half-blind…”

"Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India" by William Dalrymple

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BATTLE OF SERINGGAPATAM.The Siege of Seringapatam (5 April – 4 May 1799) was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore. Wellington served as a Colonel in the battle.

Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi, 1707-1857 (Asia Society) by William Dalrymple, http://www.amazon.com/dp/030017666X/ref=cm_sw_r_pi_dp_i8DIrb1B531NP

Review: Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World’s Most Infamous Diamond by William Dalrymple and Anita Anand | Saturday Review | The Times & The Sunday Times

Painting; gouache on paper, Scarlet minivet, Calcutta, ca. 1830

The long read: For a century, the East India Company conquered, subjugated and plundered vast tracts of south Asia. The lessons of its brutal reign have never been more relevant