In July 1765, Colonial administrator Robert Clive, in a letter to Sir Francis Sykes, compared the ancient city of Gomorrah, known for its corruption and depravity to Calcutta, the then capital of ...

For two years former chef of Michelin-starred Tamarind in London’s Mayfair Alfred "Patrick" Prasad has been traveling to Dublin working with the group Press Up to open their first Indian Restaurant.

M.J. Akbar is known for his historical jottings in book format thanks to the long list that precedes his latest offering, Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar. Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar ...

After Deolali, a small town in western India. It's about 100 miles from Mumbai with an unusual claim to fame. It's where British soldiers who had completed their tour of duty were sent to await ...

Comedian Paul Sneddon, who performed under the alter-egos Vladimir McTavish and Bob Doolally, has died at the age of 70. The Edinburgh-based stand-up was a director of the Stand Comedy Clubs, who ...

The release of MJ Akbar’s new book Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj has stirred up old questions. Does the publication of such a book constitute a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This permanently-sozzled Scottish football manager is a fine character, a six-times married star of Sixties soccer, with a catalogue of outrageous anecdotes about his highly controversial private life ...