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'Theresa May's Words Too Little Too Late': Rakhshanda Jalil on Jallianwala Bagh

Noted writer and literary historian Rakshanda Jalil talks about her latest book, 'Jallianwala Bagh: Literary Responses in Prose and Poetry'.
Karan Dhingra
Apr 14 2019
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Noted writer and literary historian Rakshanda Jalil talks about her latest book, 'Jallianwala Bagh: Literary Responses in Prose and Poetry'.
The Martyrs' Memorial at Jallianwala Bagh. Credit: Rishabh Mathur/Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
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In a wide-ranging conversation, Rakshanda Jalil talks about, among other things, the UK government's refusal to apologise, the impact of the First World War on Indians in the British military, and the myriad ways in which literature can help illuminate and understand history.



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