Viscount Valentia

Essays

Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger

Shah Shuja Vandalises Sitakund: The Singing Well of Munger

Munger’s Forgotten History: From the Sacred Sitakund to the Haunted Singing Well.

Valentia’s Journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur: A Hardened Colonist’s Perspective

Valentia’s Journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur: A Hardened Colonist’s Perspective

Viscount Valentia's diary recording his journey from Calcutta to Bhagalpur provides a candid picture of how an unapologetic colonist views Indians as an inferior people

Wellesley’s Grand Banquet in Lok Bhavan as a Symbol of British Plunder

Wellesley’s Grand Banquet in Lok Bhavan as a Symbol of British Plunder

On January 26, 1803, Wellesley throws a lavish dinner at Lok Bhavan, Calcutta, attended by Valentia. Its extravagance is funded by the British plunder of India.

The East India Company is an Old Woman and Valentia is her Grandson

The East India Company is an Old Woman and Valentia is her Grandson

When Valentia visits Lucknow, the Nawab of Awadh tells him that his people think that the East India Company is an old Woman, Wellesley is her son and Valentia, her grandson

Valentia in Varanasi

Valentia in Varanasi

George Viscount Valentia, an Earl in England embarked on a trip to India in 1802 and published a detailed record of his experiences in three volumes