How Tamil cinema's idyllic farming villages are far from reality
With the ‘save farmers’ trope coming back to mainstream discussion after the jallikattu protests in 2017, movies once again began connecting Tamil identity to agriculture.
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With the ‘save farmers’ trope coming back to mainstream discussion after the jallikattu protests in 2017, movies once again began connecting Tamil identity to agriculture.
But for a sliding doors moment, Wanstead Park would be a world famous tourist attraction, rather than a lesser-visited London secret
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How many buildings and institutions in the UK have their roots in the slave trade and what is being done to put things right? The question came to mind after attending a fascinating talk by historian and City of London tour guide Chris O’Donnell on St Marys Church in Wanstead. Chris told how some of the revered figures in the church, such as Sir Josiah and his son Richard Child and Jerome and John Heydon (governor of Bermuda – 1679 to 1683) were major operators in the slave trade. Sir Josiah was a leading member of the East India Company, as well as the Royal African Company, whic...
How many buildings and institutions in the UK have their roots in the slave trade and what is being done to put things right? The question came to mind after attending a fascinating talk by historian and City of London tour guide Chris O’Donnell on St Marys Church in Wanstead. Chris told how some of the revered figures in the church, such as Sir Josiah and his son Richard Child and Jerome and John Heydon (governor of Bermuda – 1679 to 1683) were major operators in the slave trade. Sir Josiah was a leading member of the East India Company, as well as the Royal African Company, whic...