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Special Series: The Untold Histories of Kashmir
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Dogras, The Most Competent Militaries of the Great Games and The Policy Imperatives of Their Legacy
Lithograph of the palace of Maharaja Gulab Singh, on the banks of Tawi River, Jammu in the mid-19th century. Photo courtesy: Hardinge, Charles Stewart/Wikimedia Commons. The history of India’s...
The billions of dollars worth of my grandfather’s one rupee
My maternal grandfather’s pockets were always full of coins and everyday one of them was mine. It was invested into me everyday with a smile and a tap on my...
Can the ancient ‘Kashmir to Haridwar’ route be revitalised into a National Educational Route?
I hired a cab to the village of 95-year-old Beli Singh, a former bodyguard of Maharaja Hari Singh and also a former presidential guard during the time of India’s first...
Ancient Battles at India’s Gateway and and its Constant Reflections in Contemporary Geopolitics
Neglecting a region’s history is akin to waging a covert war against it. Recorded history has often been a mixture of fiction and fantasy, its angle is often defined by...
Hydro-geology, bowlis and the people we call Dogras
I’m a Dogra – put simply I’m from a land geologically sandwiched between the fertile plains of Indus and the mighty ranges of the North western Himalayas. For thousands of...
My Discovery of a ‘Victorian Sword’ in a Sleepy Hamlet of Jammu and its Connection to Gilgit’s History
Its monsoons and my ancestral mountains are overflowing with water. Green forests stare glaringly at the cloudy sky as I make my way riding pillion with my father to Rampur-Rasool,...
Latest Publications
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The Powerful Dewans of Dogra Kingdom, Chancing Upon a Heritage and Discovering Answers to Historic Questions on Kashmir
In 2017 I received an email from a leadership trainer and reformer of school ecosystems. My good friend whom I also consider a mentor, Sandeep Dutt ji was told about...
Family Migration Stories in the Indus Basin, Kashmir’s Customary Laws and a Mysterious Murder
As a teen I once took a lifetime journey, trekking down from my picturesque village, through thick jungles to a river and then uphill to another village to meet children...
Family Memoirs, Civilisational Heritage, and Great Game Competition for Sanskrit Manuscripts
This essay in the series from Kashmir to Haridwar is about Sanskrit and cross-civilisation routes in the Northern Frontiers of the Indian sub-continent or Sanskrit in the Indus river basin....
19th Century Great Games and Indomitable Dogra Warriors
Great Games were a series of geo-political activities between the Russian Empire and the British Empire from 1838 to 1907. They still continue today, albeit with different players. In the...
Open letter to the Prime Minister regarding religious freedom in India
To: The honourable Prime Ministers of the UK and India We write to you today as members and representatives of Indian diaspora civil society organisations and, most importantly as British...
UK-India Energy Collaborations report
Bridge India is proud to introduce this review of UK-India energy opportunities. Its launch is timely, as the UK will be hosting the COP-26 meeting in Glasgow in November 2021....
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A Tradition Carried, One Lesson at a Time
It’s just one of those days: a Tuesday evening in Wembley. A 12-year-old logs on to a video call for her weekly online singing lesson. Her teacher, several time zones...
Ideas for India confirms its status as pre-eminent, independent UK-India forum
Bridge India firmly established its reputation as the pre-eminent, independent platform for UK-India dialogue, after the successful conclusion of its flagship annual Ideas for India® conference. What makes Ideas for...
Ideas for India 2025: A Recap of a Great Conference
Ideas for India 2025 was a wonderful gathering of people from different backgrounds and places who are interested in the India story and the UK-India interactions. The conference started with...
LIFF and BIFF schedule announced: Legendary heroes and new-age gangsters with a French twist
The London Indian Film Festival returns 16th – 23rd July at BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX, and Birmingham Indian Film Festival opens 17th – 23rd July at the Midlands Arts...
Ideas for India 2025 concludes as the first major international India conference after Pahalgam attack and UK-India FTA signing
LONDON, 31 MAY 2025: The annual India Week series of events, hosted by global advisory firm EPG, in conjunction with non-profit think tank Bridge India, concluded after hosting over 1,200...
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement explainer
On May 6th, the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi had a call and announced that the UK and India had agreed a landmark Free...
