British Historian, Journalist, Radio Presenter and Lecturer Specialising in Popular Histories of India, the Far East and China, often with a Particular Focus on their Colonisation and Exploration by Europeans

: A British historian, journalist, radio presenter and lecturer specialising in popular histories of India, the Far East and China, often with a particular focus on their colonisation and exploration by Europeans. In particular, he is widely seen as a pre-eminent historian of British India. He is known both for stylistic flair and meticulous research into archival primary sources, including centuries-old unpublished sources. (From: Wikipedia.org.)