Jungle Book Memories
Paul Murphy on the Raj pioneers who set in train thoughts of conservation in independent India.
Volume 47 Issue 9 September 1997
Kashmir: The Unanswered Question
Vernon Hewitt on one of the bitterest legacies of partition.
Mountbatten and the Transfer of Power
On the 50th anniversary of Indian independence, Alan Johnson reassesses Mountbatten's role in the process of partition, and his legacy.
Partition - The Human Cost
Mushirul Hasan looks at the reflection of the trauma and tragedy of partition through literature and personal histories.
South Asians in Britain
Coming home to mother? Bhikhu Parekh on the impact the subcontinent’s peoples have had (and continue to have) in Britain itself.
The Muslims and Partition
Francis Robinson considers what the Muslims wanted - and what they got - out of the decision to divide the subcontinent on religious lines.
Women in South Asia - The Raj and After
Tanika Sarkar examines the evolving position of women in India before 1947 and since independence.
After the Mutiny - From Queen to Queen-Empress
David Washbrook on how the trauma of mutiny was catalyst to a new imperial vision - courtesy of skilful Victorian public relations for the subcontinent.
A Museum for British Lahore
M. Naeem Qureshi on a remnant of empire which has moved beyond being a mere repository of the Raj.