Early in the 19th century, while the rapidly-growing United ... Chicasaw and Seminole nations. These Indian nations, in the view of the settlers and many other white Americans, were standing ...

Bodh Gaya (or Buddha Gaya as it is called in Sri Lanka), is the place where the Buddha attained Enlightenment. It was a major ...

Ancient Indian surgeon Sushruta was already performing cataract surgeries around 600 BCE using sharp instruments to remove the lens. Fast forward to the 19th century, and Western doctors like ...

Central Asia was the gateway into Afghanistan, and Afghanistan was the gateway into India (via Khyber Pass for example). A lot has been said by the British about the viability of such a conquest.

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Is there a case for reparations? Oxfam’s huge estimate of the money drained from India by Britain’s colonial rule does not ...

"The term juggler became synonymous with Indian magic in the 19th century," writes John Zubrzycki in his book 'Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic'. The earliest Indian jugglers, acrobats and ...

By the late 19th century, the original David Sassoon & Sons firm had seen its influence wane in China, while the "New Sassoon" company, under Elias Sassoon's leadership, thrived. Real estate ...