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The history book that will transform your view of early civilisation

Forget the Silk Roads, it’s the Golden Road we should be celebrating. Renowned historian William Dalrymple argues that, thanks to its major role in global trade between AD300 and 600, it’s India, rather than China, to which we owe some of the most important developments in human civilisation, writes Melanie…

The Independent UK

Hafta letters: EY employee’s death, toxic work culture, journalism

Hello Abhinandan,I have been a big supporter of you and Newslaundry for the past two or three years. I especially love the collaboration with The News Minute and I am excitedly looking forward to the collaboration with East Mojo. I also have feedback. It may sting personally, but I hope…

Newslaundry

The Golden Road by William Dalrymple review – the rational case for ancient India’s ingenuity

Putting the fantastical claims of Modi’s nationalists aside, the historian convincingly chronicles the many core ideas and innovations that originated in the Indian subcontinent

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The Golden Road by William Dalrymple review – when India ruled the world

A dazzling account of the trade that enriched the subcontinent and allowed Romans to enjoy fabulous clothes, ivory, emeralds – and a dash of pepper

The Guardian - UK

Books that shook the business world: The Anarchy by William Dalrymple

We live in a world dominated by colossal corporations. The likes of Microsoft and Apple are bigger than most economies. Not long ago, however, a British company dwarfed these giants, yet few people know its history or the valuable lessons it can teach us today.

The Conversation

Literary friction in the Cliveden set over Gaza

Historians William Dalrymple and Simon Sebag Montefiore have been politely clashing over the conflict

Evening Standard

‘People weep and shower me with rupees’: the overwhelming artistry of Pashtun singer Zarsanga

Her first audience was the sheep and horses she herded in rural Pakistan, but she became a national hero. So why is this folk music icon reduced to living in a makeshift house?

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Bonnie Berwick: history and good living on the Scottish coast

Sandy beaches, glorious vistas and a bustling high street add to the charm of this pretty seaside town just half an hour from Edinburgh

The Guardian - UK

The tomb restorer from Abu Dhabi

Maxime Knudsen found graves of his great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother, Fayz un Nissa, in Hyderabad after two years of searching. With help from author William Dalrymple, he located the tomb on Troop Bazaar Road. The tomb, built in 1828, has been restored and will connect Bank Street with Residency Building. It is…

The Hindu

Sir Ben Okri: Being honoured means helping the human race to be more civilised

The Nigerian-born writer has been made Knight Bachelor in the King’s birthday honours for services to literature.

The Independent UK

Why the Koh-i-noor diamond won't make an appearance at King Charles III's coronation

The royal family has decided to leave the 105-carat gem out of this weekend's coronation ceremony. The Koh-i-noor has become a focus of anti-colonial anger. India wants it back.

WEKU

Patrick French, renowned biographer of VS Naipaul and India, dies aged 56

French is described by friends and peers as an ‘unfailingly generous’ human being whose writing about sensitive and complex issues surrounding India was widely admired

The Independent UK

Why is the Koh-i-Noor diamond so controversial?

The huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty

The Independent UK

Why is the Koh-i-Noor diamond so controversial?

The huge diamond is steeped in history and controversy over how it came to be in the possession of British royalty

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Author Hanif Kureishi says he cannot move his arms or legs after fall in Rome

The 68-year-old British novelist, whose works include ‘The Buddha Of Suburbia’, said he might never hold a pen again

Daily Record

Queen's 'cursed' crown jewel was 'looted from 10-year-old Indian king'

The Koh-i-Noor diamond, worth an estimated £350m, came from India's Alluvial mines and eventually came into the possession of British royal family in the mid-1800s.

WEKU

75 years after India's violent Partition, survivors can cross the border — virtually

A virtual reality project helps survivors of India's Partition glimpse long-lost birthplaces they fled as children. Fraught relations between India and Pakistan mean they can't visit in person.

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