... to disentangle themselves and their feelings before the Partition of 1947. Across the country, strolling visitors marveled a few years ago at all the silken saris and bright turbans of the Festival of India (SMITHSONIAN, June 1985) and, even more, at the exotic world they evoke: the bejeweled splendor of the Mogul courts; dusty, teeming streets; and all the dilemmas confronting the ... Indonesia. Upon arrival, they found the Dutch far from eager to share their profits. The British therefore turned back to India's west coast, dropping anchor near Surat in 1608, and Sir William Hawkins pr...

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