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Step into the stories that shaped India and the world.

History Corner explores civilizations, empires, cultures, leaders, discoveries, revolutions, battles, movements, monuments, ideas and the events that changed the course of history. From ancient civilizations to the modern world, we bring historical stories, lesser-known facts and important events together in a simple and engaging way.

Explore the past. Understand the present. Discover the stories that shaped our world.

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Episode 47: The Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Movement
The Beginning of a New Political Era At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Indian national movement was entering a period of transformation. For nearly two decades, the Indian National Congress had pursued political reform through petitions, speeches, resolutions and appeals to British constitutional principles. Its leaders believed that educated Indians could gradually persuade the Brit…
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Episode 46: The Rise of Indian Nationalism and the Birth of the Indian National Congress
A New Political Awakening By the second half of the nineteenth century, British rule had transformed the political and economic landscape of India. The East India Company had disappeared, the Crown had taken direct control, railways connected distant regions, telegraph lines carried messages across the subcontinent, and a growing network of schools and colleges introduced new generations to moder…
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Episode 45: The British Raj and the Transformation of Colonial India
A New Era of British Rule On 1 November 1858, a proclamation issued in the name of Queen Victoria announced a fundamental change in the government of India. The East India Company, which had controlled an expanding network of territories through trade, diplomacy and military conquest, was no longer the governing authority. Its political responsibilities had passed to the British Crown. The change…
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Episode 44: The Revolt of 1857 and the End of Company Rule
An Empire on the Edge of Rebellion By the middle of the nineteenth century, the British East India Company had become the most powerful political authority in much of the Indian subcontinent. Its armies had defeated the Marathas, conquered Mysore, annexed Punjab and brought numerous princely states under British influence. From Calcutta to Bombay, from Madras to the northwestern frontier, the Com…
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Episode 43: The Sikh Empire and the Anglo-Sikh Wars
The Kingdom That Challenged the British Empire In the early nineteenth century, while the British East India Company was extending its influence across the Indian subcontinent, a powerful kingdom was emerging in the northwest. Its capital was Lahore, its armies controlled much of the Punjab, and its ruler had brought together territories that had once been divided among competing chiefs and milit…
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