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All in the divine scheme of things.

Sculpted with gold and silver, a Himachali deity from the village of Banjar in Himachal, India.

The gods come to town.

A procession of devotees ferry a Himachali deity on a palanquin

True stories of man eaters.

A classic tale of high adventure from the pen of a great hunter.

The 18th state.

Huddle under umbrellas a crowd gathers to celebrate Himachal day

Human rights before religion.

A Catholic institution that established its roots fighting for the rights of the oppressed

Tears of Shiva.

A giant size statue of Shiva and consort Sati enact a passage from Hindu mythology

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Wars of Humayun.

A list of battles of the second Gurkani emperor Humayun.

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How the Bengal army came to be an army of robust Sepoys.

Delving into the fascination of populating the Bengal army with impressive Prussian type native Sepoys.

Why Indian Sepoys had preferred to enlist in the armies of the East India Company, between the 17th-18th century.

In the 17th century, monthly payments made service in the Bengal army a great attraction.

And it took a mutiny to change policing: Why after the Mutiny of 1857, the old Kotwali system was replaced.

A vintage photo from 1900, and why policing changed in British India, from the Kotwali system of the Mughals.

The death of Charlotte Chambers during the Mutiny of 1857.

During the mutiny of 1857 the gruesome and ritualistic murder of Charlotte Chambers was a rallying call.