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A c. 1760 painting showing Robert Clive (1725-1774) and Mir Jafar, future nawab of Bengal, after the battle of Plassey, 23 June, 1757. (National Portrait Gallery, London)

A portrait by Nathanial Dance of Robert Clive (1725-1774), Governor General of Bengal and representative of the East India Company. Known as 'Clive of India' for his expansion of EIC interests in the subcontinent, the military commander and...

Ruins of an indigo factory at Mongalganj, near Bangaon in West Bengal, India. Indigo was an important cash crop for the East India Company and during the British Raj.

This sculpture represents the Buddha on the verge of enlightenment responding to the challenge of the demon Mara. Mara, who profits from chaos and suffering in the world, questioned the Buddha's right to become enlightened. Disturbed from...

On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak in India is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot; its 24 wheels are decorated with symbolic designs and it is led by a team...

Evidence of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism in Bengal from the 7th century onwards, Somapura Mahavira, or the Great Monastery, was a renowned intellectual centre until the 12th century. Its layout perfectly adapted to its religious function...