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Kalpana Sahni

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inside the bbc’s ‘liar’s school’ george orwell the sahni brothers and wartime propaganda to india

Inside the BBC’s ‘Liar’s School’: George Orwell, the Sahni Brothers and Wartime Propaganda to India

Amongst the BBC’s archival photographs there is one of Indian soldiers huddled around a radio set; another one is from Orwell’s edited book, Talking to India, with Balraj ji reading out the soldier’s message home. The caption reads, ‘Hello Punjab: A Soldier with Balraj Shani’.