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Independent India at 70

Independent India at 70

by Talking Humanities | Jul 27, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law

India completes its seventh decade as an independent nation on 15 August. Assessing its recent history is no simple matter explains James Manor, Emeritus Professor of Commonwealth Studies and expert on Indian politics. This is the most complex society and polity on...
End of empire: 70 years of independence in India

End of empire: 70 years of independence in India

by Talking Humanities | Jul 18, 2017 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Human Rights, Politics & Law

As India gears up to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its freedom from British rule on 15 August, PhD student, Rahul Ranjan reflects on the country’s postcolonial record.    Historically, the fight for independence figures in the world history of colonisation as one...

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