History and Historiography / The Bigotry of Murshid Quli Khan and the Farman that Founded Kolkata Murshid Quli Khan was a fanatical Shia who ran his administration strictly according to the diktats of the Quran By Sandeep Balakrishna / 25 Feb 2025
Culture / A Colonial British Surgeon’s India Diary: Circa 1891 The first part of a series carrying excerpts from Dr. Francis, a British surgeon who stayed in India at the turn of the twentieth century and recorded his observations of our society, culture, beliefs, customs, and physical conditions. By Team Dharma Dispatch / 17 May 2021