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Amrita Shah

@amritareach

Writer: Modernity, Politics, Cities, Colonialism, Gandhi. Books by Penguin, Bloomsbury, Sage-Yoda and latest title with Fourth Estate, HarperCollins

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Thread 1. #Emergency50 will be marked as a test of democracy. Which it was. But it should also be remembered that many prominent Indians then supported the suspension of civil liberties in the name of progress -- as many do today. A series of threads on #Approvers. #politics 1/3

Thread 1. #Emergency50 will be marked as a test of democracy. Which it was. But it should also be remembered that many prominent Indians then supported the suspension of civil liberties in the name of progress -- as many do today.  A series of threads on #Approvers. #politics 1/3
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Thread 2. #Emergency50 will be marked as a test of democracy. Which it was. But it should also be remembered that many prominent Indians then supported the suspension of civil liberties in the name of progress -- as many do today. A series of threads on #Approvers. #politics 1/3

Thread 2. #Emergency50 will be marked as a test of democracy. Which it was. But it should also be remembered that many prominent Indians then supported the suspension of civil liberties in the name of progress -- as many do today.  A series of threads on #Approvers. #politics 1/3
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Thread 3. #Emergency50 will be marked as a test of democracy. Which it was. But it should also be remembered that many prominent Indians then supported the suspension of civil liberties in the name of progress -- as many do today. A series of threads on #Approvers. #politics 1/3

Thread 3. #Emergency50 will be marked as a test of democracy. Which it was. But it should also be remembered that many prominent Indians then supported the suspension of civil liberties in the name of progress -- as many do today.  A series of threads on #Approvers. #politics 1/3
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Thread 4. #Emergency50 will be marked as a test of democracy. Which it was. But it should also be remembered that many prominent Indians then supported the suspension of civil liberties in the name of progress -- as many do today. A series of threads on #Approvers. #politics 1/3

Thread 4. #Emergency50 will be marked as a test of democracy. Which it was. But it should also be remembered that many prominent Indians then supported the suspension of civil liberties in the name of progress -- as many do today.  A series of threads on #Approvers. #politics 1/3
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Watch author Amrita Shah in conversation with Mayank Chhaya, Journalist, Host & Editor, MCR on South Asia Monitor as they discuss her latest book, #TheOtherMohanInBritainsIndianOceanEmpire—a powerful exploration of identity, empire, and the overlooked histories of the Indian Ocean world. Watch here:

Watch author <a href="/amritareach/">Amrita Shah</a> in conversation with <a href="/MayankChhaya/">Mayank Chhaya, Journalist, Host & Editor, MCR</a> on <a href="/SAMonitor/">South Asia Monitor</a> as they discuss her latest book, #TheOtherMohanInBritainsIndianOceanEmpire—a powerful exploration of identity, empire, and the overlooked histories of the Indian Ocean world.

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1.3 million Indians went as #indentured labour to British colonies. Read about the Adventurous Indian in The Other Mohan in Britain's Indian Ocean Empire. Available at leading bookstores and at Amazon #books #History #indianocean instagram.com/reel/DMUcY1Hy5…

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Pioneering migrants turned entrepreneurs. Read about the Adventurous Indian in The Other Mohan in Britian's Indian Ocean empire. At bookstores #books #history #nonfiction #indianocean #bookstagram #britishempire #gandhi #personalhistory instagram.com/reel/DMUSMm2yg…

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“I paint and I erase. I paint and I erase. Again and again. But the impressions remain even after erasure and come up as unseen layers in the work. This is the method I use now.” #ratanthiyam to me in 2007. RIP. Read More: academia.edu/143033478/Rata… #theatre

“I paint and I erase. I paint and I erase. Again and again. But the impressions remain even after erasure and come up as unseen layers in the work. This is the method I use now.” #ratanthiyam to me in 2007. RIP. Read More: academia.edu/143033478/Rata…
#theatre
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19th cty migration overseas offered Indian women an escape from oppression at home. But the challenges were daunting. #TheOtherMohanInBritainsIndianOceanEmpire #History #indianocean #bookstagram #britishempire #diaspora #books instagram.com/reel/DMjzsLcyq…