The East India Company (EIC) started as a small group of British traders but turned into a monster that ruled over nations. It became stronger than many countries by exploiting India, looting its wealth, and using cruel tactics to control the Indian people. India, with its riches and resources, was the main reason for the EIC’s rise to power. However,…
In the windswept hills of Maharashtra, where the Sahyadri mountains stand as silent sentinels, a woman carved her name into eternity. Jijabai Shahaji Bhonsale, revered as Rajmata Jijau, was the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the lion who birthed the Maratha Empire. But she was more than a mother—she was a warrior, a dreamer, a nurturer of a nation. With…
We all know that British were the rulers of India for close to 200 years. During this period India was the brightest jewel in the British Empire. At the end of the First World War, with the defeat of Germany, the British power was at its apex. No thoughts of granting independence to India existed in the British mind. But, when Hitler…
