HUMAN 1B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Indus River, Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Opinion
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Imperial forest college tennis club, dehra dun (india) 1933. The professor"s grandfather in the imperial era. Stories he told: went into the forest for conservation purposes, only to find out that the trees were chopped down to be exported out of india, killing of tigers. Father: independence/nationalism/post-colonialism: celebrating independence while fearful of the dying and ruins around them. When does the idea that the empire end happen: idea of end is at the beginning of the empire. How did individuals/groups/communities/classes experience empire: there"s a history that is packed in the person. Gandhi (south africa) hind swaraj, or indian home rule: 8-10 years in prison. Savarkar (great britain) the indian war of independence of 1857: 27 years in prison. Ranchod vira (india) letter (royal proclamation: a peasant who didn"t know how to write. Jawaharlal nehru (india) the discovery of india: all imprisoned by the british empire.
