I've seen the kind of stuff that you get on social media. And it's interesting because other historians who are not of colour, who say similar things don't get any of that. They're certainly not walking around with bodyguards. I actually more or less stop doing events in Britain. But then I did an event at Jaipur, where you were there. And there was a journalist who writes for the telegraph, who wrote a completely skewed version of what happened. You just can't escape it, really. So I'm now going to have to start doing these events. And I think I'm hoping part of the solution with stolen histories is to talk directly to schools and
Today, we bring you a thought-provoking discussion with renowned journalist and best-selling author, Sathnam Sanghera. Here he delves into patriotism, the culture wars, and the nuanced narratives of the British Empire and its forgotten, and often purposefully destroyed, history.
Sanghera is joined by fellow journalist and author Kavita Puri, prior to the release of his latest children's book, 'Stolen History'.
This episode was recorded on the 17th of May 2023. The producer was Senior Producer Conor Boyle with editing by Executive Producer Rowan Slaney
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