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The Many Resurrections of Pataliputra
India Was Born in the West but Raised in the East
Sep 9 • 
Amit Schandillia
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American Nationalism and Cricket
The Story of America’s Shift from the “Gentleman’s Game” to the “Game of Men”
Dec 26, 2024 • 
Amit Schandillia
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The Nabob, The Church, The School
How Diamonds from Golconda Bankrolled America’s Ivy League
Sep 12, 2024 • 
Amit Schandillia
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From Marble to Marvel
The Story of History’s Most Breathtaking Transformation
Aug 19, 2024 • 
Amit Schandillia
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An Indian Slave in Africa
A Tamil Girl’s Extraordinary Journey from Slave to Slaveowner
Jul 29, 2024 • 
Amit Schandillia
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Aurangzeb’s Most Underrated Humiliation
Lachit Borphukan and the Ahoms’ Last Stand in Saraighat
Apr 11, 2024 • 
Amit Schandillia
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The Patient Dictator
The Evolution of Despotism, from Mao to Now
Dec 22, 2023 • 
Amit Schandillia
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One Letter that Made an Empire
The First Brexit and the Virgin Queen’s Letter to Akbar
Nov 17, 2023 • 
Amit Schandillia
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The Man Who Mugged Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb inherited a deeply troubled empire at a deeply troubled time. When he took the throne, the East India Company was already in India, albeit…
Nov 14, 2023 • 
Amit Schandillia
Ohio, Allahabad, Airmail
How an Indian City Found Its Spot in Postal and Aviation History
Mar 28, 2022 • 
Amit Schandillia
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