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Intelligence Squared · 2025-03-23 · 39 min · 6,037 words

Kavita Puri and Sathnam Sanghera on War, Empire and the Untold Story of the Bengal Famine (Part Two)

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Welcome to Intelligence Squad. where great minds meet. I'm Producer Mia Sorenti. For this episode, we're rejoining for part two of our conversation with Kavita Puri and Satnam Sangera. Kavita and Satnam joined us recently at the Kiln Theatre. To discuss war, empire, and the untold stories of the Bengal famine. If you haven't heard part one, do just jump back an episode and get up to speed.

Now it's time to rejoin the conversation with our host, Satnam Sangera. It's really interesting, we listen to the podcast that actually India you said this earlier, India You know, doesn't remember it either. Well, all the reasons behind Indian Amnesia on this.

In a way we can understand why Britain we're a long way away. We're weird about empire. Uh you know, red trousers, et cetera. What about the Indians? Why don't they and why don't they commemorate it or talk about it? But I was really surprised that they They didn't. And

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