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Ranis and the Raj The Pen and the Sword


Free Download Ranis and the Raj: The Pen and the Sword by Queeny Pradhan
English | February 15, 2023 | ISBN: 0670091030 | 304 pages | PDF | 3.51 Mb
Traditionally, history has been telling us the stories of kings. In the long tradition of history writing, his-story has always dominated over her-story. Though queens evoke a sense of romance and their stories are told like fairy tales, it is common enough to find that these stories end in tragedy. In India’s history, not all queens are remembered today. Some are celebrated; while others have been almost ignored by historians.

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The British in India A Social History of the Raj [Audiobook]


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English | December 18, 2018 | ASIN: B07KRHL5YG | M4B@64 kbps | 23h 11m | 687 MB
Author: David Gilmour | Narrator: Michael Page
An immersive portrait of the lives of the British in India, from the seventeenth century to Independence
Who of the British went to India, and why? We know about Kipling and Forster, Orwell and Scott, but what of the youthful forestry official, the enterprising boxwallah, the fervid missionary? What motivated them to travel halfway around the globe, what lives did they lead when they got there, and what did they think about it all?

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Ranis and the Raj


Free Download Ranis and the Raj by Queeny Pradhan
English | October 10th, 2022 | ISBN: 0670091030 | 304 pages | True EPUB | 1.92 MB
Traditionally, history has been telling us the stories of kings. In the long tradition of history writing, his-story has always dominated over her-story. Though queens evoke a sense of romance and their stories are told like fairy tales, it is common enough to find that these stories end in tragedy. In India’s history, not all queens are remembered today. Some are celebrated; while others have been almost ignored by historians.

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