As India observed the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Plassey last weekend, politicians have used the historic battle site to promote contrasting nationalist visions. The forces of the British East ...

Difference Between the Battle of Plassey and the Battle of Buxar: The 18th century witnessed two important battles in the ...

For historians of Bengal, the 18th century has been divided in two with the battle of Plassey standing as a decisive marker. The ‘Rashomon’ approach which Sudeep Chakravarti adopts ...

Historian Anwesha Sengupta who teaches at the Institute of Historical Studies in Kolkata says it was during the Battle of Plassey that the East India Company, under Robert Clive, defeated Nawab ...