colonialism and India seen through foreign eyes
Film poster from The Rising: The Ballad of Mangal Pandey, dir. Ketan Mehta, 2005
This song connects the British Empire with Brexit and xenophobia in the UK.
Film poster from The Rising: The Ballad of Mangal Pandey, dir. Ketan Mehta, 2005
Listen to the brilliant Empire podcast for a deep dive into the history and ramifications of empires. The first season focuses on East India Company and subsequent colonization of India.
This song connects the British Empire with Brexit and xenophobia in the UK.
Trailer for the documentary The Problem with Apu dir. Michael Melamedoff, 2017.
Shashi Tharoor interview: How British Colonialism 'destroyed' India, March 2017