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Soldiers of the Empire – Recruitment & Resistance
FromWorld War One
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
One and a half million Indian men were recruited from the villages and towns of British India to serve the Empire in the First World War. Santanu Das tells the story of how they were recruited to travel across the Kalopani, the "dark waters", to take part in the world's first industrial war.
Released:
Oct 20, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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