Robert Clive

2 January 1757: Robert Clive ("Clive of #India") captured #Calcutta for the East India Company. #History #CliveOfIndia #HEIC #HonourableEastIndiaCompany

Site visit to South Asian Gallery @ Manchester Museum with head curator Nusrat Ahmed & Ways of Working team ahead of the new iteration of the Dream Palace and Absence Presence. Continuing our dialogue about decolonisation.
#manchestermuseum #southasiangallery #cliveofindia #decolonial #wales

Portrait of Robert Clive

2 January 1757: Robert Clive ("Clive of India") captured #Calcutta for the East India Company. #History #CliveOfIndia #EastIndiaCompany #HonourableEastIndiaCompany