Archive - Filtered Kapi

Finance during the Mughal era

How the Rajas kept their treasuries full, and how that affected the common folk

Jun 17 •

May 2025

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

May 31 •

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

May 4 •

March 2025

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

Mar 1 •

January 2025

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

Jan 9 •

December 2024

How the British delayed giving India freedom

Examining the constitutional reforms and their impact on Hindus, Muslims and the people in the princely states

Dec 30, 2024 •

The twenty-year-old woman who challenged Hindu patriarchy; and won

From child bride to doctor - Rukhmabai's journey

Dec 15, 2024 •

November 2024

How the British controlled a fractured India

A look at the relationship between the Crown and the Princely States via salt taxation, right to mint coins and administrative interference

Nov 17, 2024 •

October 2024

From Mesopotamia to UK, how the demand for barley, coal & oil shaped our modern world

Five stories exploring the interplay of Trade & Finance & what it means for markets today

Oct 19, 2024 •

September 2024

What happens when a Labourer can't afford bread in Pre-Revolutionary France?

The road to killing a dynasty is paved with high food prices, unfair taxes, & rampant speculation. What was the cause of this chaos?

Sep 28, 2024 •

From Annuities to Anarchy: How Fiscal Mismanagement Fueled the French Revolution

Exploring the various methods of financing used to avoid a bankruptcy and its impact on people

Sep 10, 2024 •

August 2024

How money problems toppled the French monarchy

Its 1789 & the people are starting to revolt

Aug 25, 2024 •

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