{"id":78,"date":"2025-10-13T16:24:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bharatkathacomics.com\/web\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2025-10-13T16:32:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:32:58","slug":"dacoits-rebels-and-the-empire-the-secret-history-of-indias","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bharatkathacomics.com\/web\/non-fiction\/dacoits-rebels-and-the-empire-the-secret-history-of-indias\/","title":{"rendered":"Dacoits, Rebels, and the Empire: The Secret History of India&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/bharatkathacomics.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dacoit_bharatkathacomics_nonfiction-640x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dacoits, Rebels, and the Empire: The Secret History of India's Outlaws\" class=\"wp-image-79\" style=\"width:320px\" 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