Tag: India Records and researchEarly photography in India: Tracing photographers through copyright recordsFriday 12 August 2022In the second half of the 19th century, photography began to flourish in many...Archives and archivistsTeaching young people about the Partition of British India: 75th anniversaryThursday 11 August 2022To mark the 75th anniversary of the Partition of British India, The National Archives...Records and researchThe Khilafat Movement in KewTuesday 16 February 2021Among the vast collection of documents relating to the fallout from the First World...Records and researchA ‘new system of slavery’? The British West Indies and the origins of Indian indentureThursday 3 December 2020In March 1837, John Gladstone, a sugar plantation owner in British Guiana and representative...Records and researchRefugee Week 2020: ‘We were the lucky few’Friday 19 June 2020Refugee Week (15-21 June) happens each year. It is a significant opportunity to hear...Behind the scenesRemembering Partition: official records and community voicesWednesday 14 February 2018Our collection focuses on the high politics of Partition. Working with partners we aim...Records and researchThe Partition of British India: engaging new, diverse audiencesThursday 28 September 2017To help commemorate the Partition of British India, 70 years ago this year, The...Records and researchRiding for the G in GAPThursday 14 July 2016Dr George Hay looks at the charge of the 20th Deccan Horse cavalry brigade...Behind the scenesOne in six: the South Asian contribution to the First World WarThursday 14 May 2015It’s not widely known that an astonishing one in every six people fighting under British...