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Soldiers of the Empire – Recruitment & Resistance
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 Kalopa...
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Soldiers of the Empire – Recruitment & Resistance is an episode from World War One by BBC. 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...
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Published Oct 20, 2014, 27:50 long, audio available.
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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.
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Published Oct 20, 2014 and 27:50 long