#The British Raj

[kumrattourism]

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[local-limebug]

ok so real talk do you guys think charles makes colonizer jokes at edwin's expense or not

[theimperialcourt]

Queen Victoria seated on the Travancore throne wearing the sash of the Order of Neshan Aftab, presented to her by the Shah of Persia. Portrait taken as her official portrait as Empress of India in January 1876.

[chicago-geniza]

Is Bridgerton "good"? Absolutely the fuck not. Is it the most INTERESTING show I've watched in recent memory, a propos the creative decisions that make it so bad? You have no idea

[trexalicious]

Omid supposedly is an investigative journalist so why isn't he investigating how the names got into his latest book? 🤔

[seraphimumbra]

The Dozen were in a tough spot. There were traitors among them. Several had died due to said betrayals. People with low status within the dozen could easily be forced to be sacrificial lambs as was the case with Ian's former fiance. So, I do see how Kamal thought that Raj was his safest bet. Being a Doobay, he definitely wasn't a traitor (Vimal laughs in the distance but you get my point!) and with his position, not only would Amrita live a materially comfortable life with the man she thinks she wants, she would also be as safe as she could hope to be.

But he knows about the Radha situation and thus about Raj's selfish and irresponsible nature. He must know how unlikely it is for Raj to ever develop geniune feelings for Amrita especially now when he must be bitter about the coercion too. He also knows Amrita well enough to know she could hardly be truly happy with such a life.

Perhaps he should have at least informed Amrita of her true circumstances and let her decide? But then her decision would have been obvious. She wouldn't have gone through with it and knowing this, he made the decision for her, completely overruling her wants. I will admit that telling this to Amrita is a particularly risky bet. As an overwhelmed child, it is very possible for her to let this secret reach dangerous ears.

Add in that there is no guarantee that should he be able to find another powerful enough groom for her, said groom would be any better than Raj. Here, at least he has some cards to hold over Raj should he ever dare mistreat his sister in particularly heinous ways.

So Kamal prioritised her safety and what he perceived as her well-being over her wants and happiness. I understand his decision but it would doom her all the same, he betrayed her all the same.

[mat2modblog]

Bruh.

[astraswades]

Have you seen RRR? Thoughts on it?

Yes! I loved that movie. I mostly loved the storyline and how the characters were introduced. My favorite might be Seetha because of how she's played by Alia, but the casting wad perfect !! I got half of my family to watch it and they loved it (yippee).

drew this back in december 2023 : D

[harbinger-of-lesbianism]

Gora Pakoras Need to Shut the Fuck up About the British Raj (Written From the Sikh Perspective)

Gora pakoras need to shut the fuck up about things that they don't know shit about. Your people weren't the ones that were forced to be a colony that was ruled by white people even though they tried to hold them off for as long as they could. They didn't fucking make it so that the government had control over your places of worship and basically fucked every single person that was practicing that religion over. They didn't just take religious artifacts that were sacred. They didn't just fucking take your religious texts (Kaur). They didn't fucking commit mass murder of people just gathering there even though there was an order that public gatherings weren't allowed. Thousands of people were killed (I don't fucking trust official numbers given by the fucking British) just because they were hanging out in a space that was normal to hang out at and some people wanted to peacefully protest at that place (Pletcher). Also, the British knew it was going to be a high traffic area because this was an extremely important Sikh holiday. These are just a few of the things my people went through under the fucking rule of the British. I cannot fucking stand you just saying "straight out of the British Raj" whenever as a fucking talking point. You know who the fuck you are. Just fucking research shit for once in your damn LIFE so that you can truly see how these people were viewed and treated. They didn't just fucking say that certain religions in India were toxic. They did so much more than that. They saw us as barbarians, people who weren't civilized like they were. By us, I mean every person that lived on the subcontinent. They then used those views to control them and take away their rights. That was racism and oppression, not just saying "oh that religion sucks because it literally has a system of oppression that is just built into it."

[rosekasa]

being bengali is so funny because you'll have 3 generations and we're all were technically born into different nationalities, despite only ONE of these generations being born outside the homeland

[hoarder-of-dragons]

Genuine question for all the Britishers out there, do y'all learn about the colonization of India (and other countries) in your School syllabus??

Like do y'all know about the importance of the Indigo plantations, Jallianwala Bagh or the freedom fighters or anything?

[SORRY FOR THE SPELLING ERRORS]

[paletapessoal]

Copper and silver coffee and tea service, 19th Century, Raj period, Kashmir region.

[rwpohl]

schloss babelsberg, photographs potsdam 1990

[historical-beauty-lily]

Devdas (2002) dir. Sanjay Leela Bhansali

[nickysfacts]

Sari is basically like be swaddled, but in a feminine way with style and beauty!

🥻🇮🇳🥻

[vox-anglosphere]

Reflections of India's most famous building, bathed in evening light.