FROM THE ARCHIVES
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In 1830s Persia, ill-considered favours by a British official put his successor in a tight spot
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In a 19th-century Burmese album, a story of revenge, a failed coup and a long-forgotten prince
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In 18th century, the British let a Persian prince get away with murder
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Bombay plague of 1896: The first bio-political crisis to be captured on camera in colonial India
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In a dictionary from 15th century India, illustrations of dolls, yo-yos and other playthings
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The mystery of an East India Company ship that was in two places at the same time
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From the archives: A glimpse of ancient Hebrew and Latin treatises on palmistry
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How my team and I accidentally discovered text on the Dead Sea Scrolls
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The British were met with fire and fury when they tried to conduct a census in 1870s Bengal
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Video: ‘Failed, succeeded, for us he was always ‘apla’ Sachin’: Rajdeep Sardesai on Sachin Tendulkar
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From the Archives: ‘She is the most consummate actor I know’, Vidya Balan on her love for Sridevi
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British empire’s hidden workings in India and Iran revealed in remarkable film footage
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'Whenever I lost courage, my life became a meaningless burden': Balraj Sahni to JNU students in 1972
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When the introverted Che Guevara did a headstand in Delhi
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Photos: When Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara visited India
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Rare photos of one of India's first women drivers and other transport miracles
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The travel writers of colonial India left us with remarkable images