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Six portraits of Indian soldiers.

Document of the Week: “Soldier Types in the Indian Contingent”, 1915

Nishah Malik
Published 10th November, 2025 4 min read
Text reading The American Women's Club Magazine. The Debating Society. The February Debate.

Document of the Week: Debating Birth Control in the 1920s

Nishah Malik
Published 13th October, 2025 3 min read

Defying Expectations: South Asian Women in British Print Media

Nishah Malik
Published 10th September, 2025 16 min read
A cropped page of typed text recording an interview.

Document of the Week: Amritsar Massacre, 1919

Nishah Malik
Published 8th September, 2025 5 min read
A greyscale photograph of people overlayed with the title India and Independence. A caption below reads By Theophilus.

Document of the Week: India and Independence Discussions, 1929

Nishah Malik
Published 11th August, 2025 3 min read
A dark blue background with a planet in the centre and floating illustrations of notable figures from history.

Key Events in The Illustrated London News: Part Two

Nishah Malik
Published 29th July, 2025 1 min read
A photograph of an immigrant family sat around a table enjoying a cup of tea together.

Document of the Week: “The Impact of the Immigrants” (1968)

Nishah Malik
Published 28th July, 2025 4 min read
An illustration of several smartly dressed women climbing the spiral staircase of the Eiffel Tower.

Key Events in The Illustrated London News: Part One

Nishah Malik
Published 22nd July, 2025 1 min read
A report from 1882, addresses illicit diamond dealing, as the British sought to secure and regulate the diamond industry.

Document of the Week: Diamond Trade in Griqualand West, 1882

Nishah Malik
Published 16th June, 2025 3 min read
To women stand on a grand staircase in elegant dresses. One woman is of a very slim build, and the other has a fuller figure. The slim woman smiles into the distance while the other woman looks sad, and fans herself.

Document of the Week: Antipon Tonic—Weight Loss Advert in The Tatler (1909)

Nishah Malik
Published 26th May, 2025 4 min read
A black and white photograph of people celebrating the end of the Second World War. The man central to the frame holds up a newspaper that reads IT'S V-E DAY. Everyone is smiling.

80 Years: Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)

Nishah Malik
Published 8th May, 2025 3 min read
An extract from a TV guide, outlining Nai Zindagi - Naya Jeevan airing at 9am.

Document of the Week: BBC Programmes for Asian Immigrants in Britain (1970s)

Nishah Malik
Published 7th April, 2025 3 min read
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