White people love romantic stories about colonialism. Her "friend" was her *servant.* India was under violent rulehttps://twitter.com/aamer_rahman/status/870096533705728000 …
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Newsflash - I mean, history: "British colonial rule in India had been established through a series of wars" https://theconversation.com/the-forgotten-violence-that-helped-india-break-free-from-colonial-rule-57904 …
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While British politicians focus on "memory of Gandhi and non-violence...the other side to the story is very real, & should not be forgotten"
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British history sees violence of colonialism as "exceptional &spectacular moments." No. It was part of everyday life http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1478-0542.2011.00806.x/abstract …
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