Throne of Weapons, Mozambique, 2001, from the British Museum collection

History is always more vibrant when removed from specificities and placed in a larger context. Imagine the possibilities when museums from around the world begin to share their collections to stitch together a comprehensive picture of the past. A step in that direction is the exhibition, India And The World: A History In Nine Stories, a collaboration between Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), the British Museum and the National Museum, New Delhi, hosted in the city by the year-end.