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Madness and Empire: Tracing the Legacy of Colonial Asylums in Bengal

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Author: Debasmita Ruj Junior Research Fellow (UGC) Department of History Visva-Bharati,Santiniketan Birbhum,West Bengal,India Email: rujdebasmita@gmail.com Abstract::Abstract:Mental health care has deep roots in India, dating back to the Vedic period when spiritual practices were used for treatment. During the Muslim rule, mental illness was also addressed with some...

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The Jury on Trial: Limits of Legal Reform in Colonial India

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Author: Barnak Das Research Scholar Department of History University of Delhi Delhi Enclave, Delhi, India Email: dasbarnak@gmail.com Abstract::Abstract:This essay charts the evolution and contradictions of the jury system in colonial India, tracing its complex history from the late eighteenth century to its abolition in independent India. Initially celebrated by the...

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The Stage and the State: Theatre Censorship in Colonial India

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Author: Sankhya Jana Scholar(Postgraduate) Department in History University of Delhi Delhi Enclave,Delhi,India Email: pannajana8@gmail.com Abstract::Abstract::This paper explores the history of theatre censorship in colonial India; focusing on how socially provocative dramas that carried anti-colonial sentiment provoked the anxieties of the colonial state. Centered...

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