When All India Radio banned the transmission of Hindi film songs, Ameen Sayani s Binaca Geetmala, on Sri Lanka s Radio Ceylon, from a former British military radio, would broadcast Bollywood songs and simple Hindustani, connecting the subcontinent s masses.
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire, winner of the British Academy Book Prize 2023, is a feat of archival work. Author Nandini Das uses Ambassador Thomas Roe’s extensive records and journals to paint a vivid picture of early 17th century India.
Richest Indian Family: At one point, Jagat Seths family was the wealthiest in the world. The British economy in the 1720s, according to some sources, was not as prosperous as the Jagat Seth familys wealth. Their holdings and possessions are estimated to weigh roughly 10,000,000 pounds, according to sources. It will be close to 1000 billion pounds (1.60 Lakh Crore) overall if calculated in terms of today.
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