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Battle for Aluminium in the 20th century
From Napoleon's army to soda cans: How aluminium transformed from precious metal to commodity, spawning monopolies, cartels, and government…
 • Aditi Taswala
How Scottish adventurers, English capital, and Marwari know-how built Indian Industry in the 1880s
Explore the forgotten history of British managing agencies in colonial India. Learn how Scottish adventurers and English capital built the jute empire…
 • Aditi Taswala
Finance during the Mughal era
How the Rajas kept their treasuries full, and how that affected the common folk
 • Aditi Taswala
How the Rajas of India lost control of their right to coin money
Native Coins were gobbled up by the stronger British Rupee leading to London framing India's monetary policy for the next five decades
 • Aditi Taswala
Bombay's first female doctors and the men who made it possible
How it led to the construction of India's first hospital to be run by women
 • Aditi Taswala
How in 1947, the Indian State engaged in violence, and ostracised the Mewati Muslim Meo community
The years long attack, led by Sardar Patel under the guise of protecting Hindus and Sikhs questions the "secular" portrayal of India, even today
 • Aditi Taswala
The challenges faced by India's first female legislator
Breaking through the male dominated Kerala society of the 1920's and shaping the healthcare system which exists today
 • Aditi Taswala
How the British delayed giving India freedom
Examining the constitutional reforms and their impact on Hindus, Muslims and the people in the princely states
 • Aditi Taswala
The twenty-year-old woman who challenged Hindu patriarchy; and won
From child bride to doctor - Rukhmabai's journey
 • Aditi Taswala
Filtered Kapi
Filtered Kapi
A story-driven publication anchored in the themes of money, business and finance. I explore events through a historical lens and aim to make these topics approachable to everyone, helping us understand how the world works.
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