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  2. East India Company - Wikipedia

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    The East India Company (EIC) [a] (1600–1874) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. [4] It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South Asia and Southeast Asia), and later with East Asia. The company gained control of large parts of the Indian ...

  3. The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company

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    The book deals with the history of the East India Company in the Indian subcontinent, beginning with the humble origins of the East India Company, founded in 1599 when it received a royal charter awarding them a monopoly on all trade between England and Asia.

  4. Robert Clive - Wikipedia

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    Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB, FRS (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, [1][2][3] was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. Clive has been widely credited for laying the foundation of the British East India Company (EIC) rule in Bengal. [4][5][6][7][8][9] He began as a writer (the term used ...

  5. James Mill - Wikipedia

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    e. James Mill (born James Milne; [1] 6 April 1773 – 23 June 1836 [2]) was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist and philosopher. He is counted among the founders of the Ricardian school of economics. [3] He also wrote The History of British India (1817) and was one of the prominent historians to take a colonial approach. [4]

  6. List of best-selling books - Wikipedia

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    Having sold more than 600 million copies worldwide,[14] Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling is the best-selling book series in history. The first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, has sold in excess of 120 million copies, [15] making it one of the best-selling books of all time.

  7. List of historic Indian texts - Wikipedia

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    1500-800 BCE [1] Shakhas. Vedic school. Each school taught a Veda in a specific way, over time evolving specific styles and emphasis, based on how / by whom / where it was taught. Brahmanas. Commentary and elaboration on vedas and description of religious procedures. 900-500 BCE [2] Upanishads.

  8. List of oldest companies in India - Wikipedia

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    This list of oldest companies in India includes brands and companies, excluding associations and educational, governmental, or religious organisations. To be listed, a brand or company name must remain, either in whole or in part, since inception and should have been established before 1947 and be currently operational.

  9. How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company

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    249. ISBN. 9788129119797. Website. varunagarwal.in /book. How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company is a novel written by Varun Agarwal, an alumnus of the Bishop Cotton Boys' School, a first-generation entrepreneur and the co-founder of Alma Mater. [1] This is his début novel and was published in 2012.