People & culture
1200+ historic ‘Survey of India’ maps
[ad_1] The Survey of India was established in 1767 – just a decade after the Battle of Plassey (1757), which reshaped political power…
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People & culture
a colonial narrative of the mountains.
[ad_1] Series: Open Knowledge Fellowship 2025 Show articles▼ Currently reading: #3: Untold Stories behind the making of Samuel Bourne’s ‘Picturesque’…
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People & culture
A Visual Reading of Sanskrit Manuscripts
[ad_1] What can you learn from a book you can’t read? Sanskrit manuscripts, admired for their philosophical insights are also…
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