Colonialism
- Colonialism, India, King Charles III, Monarchy, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news, Zohran Mamdani
‘Pocket-sized symbol of colonial loot’: how New York’s mayor revived Koh-i-noor diamond debate
Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion King Charles should return diamond to India has reopened old woundsIt may not be t…
- British empire, Colonialism, Global development, India, Photography, South and Central Asia, World news
Manure dryers and devil dancers: the British empire’s attempt to use photography to control India
In a new exhibition, the featured images reflect Britain’s attempts to classify and curb the subcontinent’s po…
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Is it the end of the line for one of India’s most distinctive garments?
The bandhgala jacket will no longer be part of the formal uniform for Indian Railways staff, following claims …
- British empire, Caribbean, Class issues, Colonialism, India, Inequality, Monarchy, Reparations and reparative justice, Slavery, UK news
Who should pay for slavery reparations? And to whom? | Letters
Graham Hadibi-Williams says current debate on reparations is one of theory rather than justice. Plus Abhishek …
- British empire, Children, Colonialism, Food, Health, India, Kylian Mbappé, Pensions, Second world war, Sheffield United, Sheffield Wednesday, UK news, Women
Britain’s bonfire of the atrocities | Brief letters
Destroyed documents | Football shirt dilemma | Wednesday misery | Awkward advert placementAngela Blazy-O’Reill…
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Auction of gems linked to Buddha postponed after India legal threat
Ministry of culture tells Sotheby’s it would be ‘participating in continued colonial exploitation’ if sale of …
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India tries to halt auction of Piprahwa gems found with Buddha’s remains
Ministers claim sale in Hong Kong is unlawful and are demanding repatriation of sacred relics buried in third-…
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Auction of ancient Indian gems ‘imbued with presence of Buddha’ condemned
Sotheby’s sale of Piprahwa gems, excavated after burial with Buddha’s remains, denounced as perpetuating colon…
- Asia Pacific, Colonialism, Conservation, Deforestation, Environment, Food & drink industry, Human rights, Indonesia, Mondelēz, Nestlé, Palm oil, Procter & Gamble, West Papua, World news
West Papuan Indigenous people call for KitKat boycott over alleged ecocide
Thousands of acres of rainforest is being cleared to produce palm oil, used in popular Nestlé and Mondelēz bra…
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Colonial legacies like the Great Hedge of India should be taught in schools | Letter
Cliff Southcombe and Marianne Hood believe it is time to foster a greater understanding of the British empire …
- British empire, Colonialism, India, Mahatma Gandhi, Second world war, South and Central Asia, UK news
The great remembrance divide: Britain fought for freedom in Europe, but against it in the colonies | Mihir Bose
While war raged against Hitler, people in places such as India were brutalised – despite their own sacrifices …
- Astronomy, Books, Buddhism, Colonialism, Culture, Hinduism, History books, India, Religion, Science, South and Central Asia, World news
‘In Britain, we are still astonishingly ignorant’: the hidden story of how ancient India shaped the west
The flow of knowledge to Europe on maths, astronomy and much more has gone unacknowledged by historians. In AD…
- British empire, Colonialism, Immigration and asylum, India, Migration, Politics, Race, UK news, World news
I agree that Britain is a work in progress. But let’s be wary of distorting the past | Letter
Shyamol Banerji responds to an article by Mihir Bose on the country coming to terms with its colonial pastMihi…
- Belgium, Books, Climate crisis, Colonialism, Culture, Europe, Fossil fuels, History books, Indonesia, Statues, World news
End fossil-fuel era to address colonial injustices, urges prominent historian
West should address ‘colonisation of the present’ and not focus on past, argues David Van ReybrouckCities in t…
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Dutch self-image challenged as country confronts its colonial past
Exhibition aims to establish common ground amid fractious debate over violence in post-independence IndonesiaI…