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The Danish Indies
at Tranquebar
When we talk about India’s colo-
nial past, we normally think about
the English, who dominated India
from 1757 to 1947. Thanks to Eric
Scherrer’s book, we’re going to
take a look at India before this
period, at a time when Denmark
played an important role in cer-
tain areas of the country. In fact,
in the 17th century, although there
was already a British presence,
notably in cities like Madras and
Bombay, there were also Danes in
the country!
Current view of Fort Dansborg at Tranquebar ©Sankara Subramian/beontheroad.com.
Title page of the 1715 edition of the New Testament in Tamil (Franckesche Stiftungen).
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