Indian history

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• SOURCE: The Guardian
  11/01/2021
  

  Records of 320,000 Punjab Soldiers from Great War Uncovered`

  The records have the potential to fill gaps in understanding and even dispel popular myths and misunderstandings about the participation of South Asian troops in the British military in World War 1. 

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• 5/9/2021
  

  India's COVID Crisis Has Roots in its Colonial-Era Tax Structure

  by Roderick Matthews

  India's COVID crisis is being exacerbated by a health system that uses an anemic 3.5% of GDP. Continuities from the era of the British Raj, when powerful rural landowners went untaxed, are a big part of the problem. 

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• SOURCE: CBS News
  12/8/19
  

  "Indian Land Forever": The 50th anniversary of the Alcatraz Island takeover

  Alcatraz didn't become "Indian Land Forever," as the occupiers had hoped. But these brave activists did open America's eyes to the rank poverty, alcoholism, and high infant mortality rate on Native reservations.

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• 11/12/19
  

  Muslims Should Reject Indian Supreme Court's Land Offer

  by B. Z. Khasru

  In a mockery of justice, India's top court gives orthodox Hindus a way to avenge their humiliation under Muslim rule for a thousand years.

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• SOURCE: NPR
  9/29/19
  

  Gandhi Is 'An Object Of Intense Debate': A Biographer Reflects On The Indian Leader

  Ramachandra Guha, a historian of modern India, spoke with NPR at his home in Bengaluru, India, in May.