Scene from a passage to India Early in 1857, a rumor raced among sepoy troops that their new rifles, lighter-weight Enfields, required greased cartridges, for which the manufacturer had used beef ...

I was aware of David Lean’s cinematic adaptation of A Passage to India (1984) before I encountered E.M. Forster’s original novel, which celebrated its centenary in 2024. While the film was being shot ...

New Delhi: A century after its publication, a British text about India continues to be hailed as the ‘most compelling portrayal’ of the country’s colonial past. EM Forster’s poignant ...