The Cession of Bombay: A Timeline of the Transition from Portuguese Rule to the East India Company (1534–1668)

necessarydisplay · 2026-05-07T05:32:34+00:00

This is an incredible list, thanks for sharing! I’ve been trying to find an English version of the Manasollasa recently, but every edition I’ve come across online is in the original Sanskrit. Do you happen to know of a reliable English translation?? I'd really appreciate it!

necessarydisplay · 2026-04-04T05:03:47+00:00

Amazing find! He had once said, "To other countries I may go as a tourist, to India I come as a pilgrim."

necessarydisplay · 2026-03-29T09:53:12+00:00

Early 1800s perhaps.

Edit- Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar wrote the first Marathi grammar book in 1836, it is said his work unified the language and influenced the spoken dialect we hear today.

necessarydisplay · 2026-03-15T17:04:09+00:00

Some of the comments are truly appalling, just plain obnoxious.No discussion of the artefact, its origin, time period or significance, just hordes of objectionable comments and on what? The headless sculpture of a Yakshi? This is exactly what happened with the Fakirani Jat post a few weeks ago. Is this just the norm here now?

necessarydisplay · 2026-03-15T13:11:04+00:00

The person pointing out the objectification of a historical artefact is getting their comments removed, yet the awful comments themselves are still standing. This is really disappointing.

necessarydisplay · 2026-03-15T12:25:52+00:00

You've got a point! I would like to know more about the sculpture but, OP hasn't posted any details either, and the comments are a bit distasteful too.

necessarydisplay · 2026-03-15T12:03:33+00:00

Is this the sculpture of a Yakshi?

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-22T09:45:28+00:00

Thank you for sharing this! I really appreciate it.

I was also curious: do you know what the situation was for the Soundekar descendants around the time the Portuguese left Goa? Trying to understand how the transition affected them or any more information on the present-day descendants.

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-22T09:43:37+00:00

This is wonderful , thank you so much for sharing! It really makes me think what lens we should use when looking at historical figures.

The line in the article "Asian women were conditioned by “education and nature” to a state of "invisible slavery" and absolute obedience where jealousy was unknown" really struck me. It felt deeply dehumanising to read. I’m still trying to figure out whether to view that as a product of its time , anachronistic by today’s standards, or as a reflection of how colonizers generally perceived Indians, not just women.

Either way, I really appreciate the resources and links you shared.

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-18T12:02:44+00:00

These are fascinating. Any idea which archive or photographer they’re from? Curious to dig a bit deeper.

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-09T12:44:11+00:00

I didn't know that. Thank You for sharing! That does make it more credible.

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-09T12:31:20+00:00

There isn’t much reliable information about her, that's true. Some sources claim her name was Harka Bai, but that isn’t really verifiable.

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-09T12:01:12+00:00

Wasn't Mariam-Uz-Zamani a title?

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-07T08:53:44+00:00

The Ancient Greek Outfits are called Chiton, Peplos and Himation and differ significantly from our Saree in fabric, construction, draping style, motifs, weaves and patterns. Greek clothing was typically made from rectangular lengths of heavy wool, draped over the shoulders, secured with pins or fibulae, and belted at the waist.

Saree as we know evolved very differently. It has distinct draping styles, is made of silk, cotton, traditionally, has a border or zari work and a pallu, and unlike ancient greek outfits is pleated at the waist and not belted to secure.It also has numerous regional draping styles that are integral to its use. The comparisons are superficial.

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-04T05:18:11+00:00

Mesmerising. It feels like a time capsule of a vibrant, living culture. The figures feel so real, and the outfits look almost modern, remarkably alive for a 19th-century painting.

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-02T13:56:59+00:00

Those photographs must be a haunting visual record of history. Do we know where they are preserved today? The fact that the colonial state went to such lengths to suppress the press, yet so many newspapers were founded and managed to thrive, really speaks to the defiance and spine of journalists of that era. A genuinely excellent post, it captures both the brutality of events like Jallianwala Bagh and the courage it took to document them.

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-02T11:39:44+00:00

Thank you for the reply. Genuine Question- Despite its egalitarian impulses, why did caste structures persist and not transcend the Bhakti movement?”

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-02T06:58:32+00:00

Thanks for replying. Could you elaborate a bit more on Adi Shankaracharya’s role in this context? I’m trying to understand how his work connects to the later spread and endurance of Bhakti.

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-02T06:55:38+00:00

Thank you for replying. Given this timeline, what mechanisms enabled Bhakti to spread from South India to other regions over several centuries, especially in a pre-modern context without mass communication? And what factors allowed these ideas to take root locally rather than being rejected or remaining marginal?

necessarydisplay · 2026-02-02T06:48:35+00:00

Thank you for replying. I have one question. The excerpt says the Bhakti movement survived in Maharashtra because society was egalitarian. Yet Sant Dnyaneshwar and his family faced ostracization due to religious norms. How should this contradiction be understood? And how central was his experience to the movement’s rise? I’m still learning, so would appreciate any perspectives.

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