Colonialism in India

A tiny museum dedicated to the charkha, a traditional spinning wheel that became a symbol of national resistance during Gandhi's freedom movements.

The only surviving relic of the abandoned Dominican convent.

The erstwhile Portuguese Era mint house of Goa.

This 16th-century hilltop chapel is one of the oldest churches in Old Goa.

A nearly impregnable 16th-century fort is one of Goa's oldest.

One in a series of historical markers from the massive 19th-century undertaking to map all of India.

Known as the "Traitor's Gate."

In the middle of a peaceful campus garden lies a lone grave.

A 19th-century church in South Mumbai built to commemorate those who died in the First Anglo-Afghan War and the retreat from Kabul in 1842.

The lone remnant of a 16th-century palace in Old Goa.

Kolkata’s only Portuguese church has a curious link with chickens.

The last remaining colonial-era Italian church in Old Goa.

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

The mysterious empty cupola behind the monumental arch points to an ancient prophecy of Delhi.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.