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Professor Amar Farooqui highlights Mumbai`s colonial connection with opium trade
What were some of the highlights of your recently-concluded lecture series? AMAR FAROOQUI: In an age when the trade in ...
Why Bengalis love ‘khus khus’: The story of poppy seeds, opium, and an easy recipe for ‘alu posto’
Poppy seed is so commonplace in Bengali cuisine – and held in such high regard – that I almost took a packet as a gift for my ...
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The Opium Wars: Empire, Addiction, and Rebellion
The Opium Wars weren’t just about drugs they were about power, profit, and empire. This video series breaks down how ...
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The Magnitsky Hoax: The U.S. sanctioned Russia to protect Britain’s notorious offshore crime center: Part 1
Op-ed views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author. A 2012 U.S. Senate investigation documented that the British bank HSBC laundered billions for the Mexican […] ...
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Our round-up of the latest art publications
Vincent Namatjira, contributors include Lisa Slade and Nici Cumpston, Thames & Hudson, 256pp, £45 (hb) Vincent Namatjira hit ...
On This Day: Canada becomes self-governing
In 1867, Canada became a self-governing state within the British Empire, setting the stage to become fully independent in ...
How A Scottish Botanist Stole the Secrets of Tea from China
In an early case of industrial espionage, Robert Fortune disguised himself as a local and took tea leaves and the secrets of ...