Whilst channel hopping last night I happened across BBC4’s programme, Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India. It was the dullest and most patronising narrative that could have been written at the height of the Raj.
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April 13, 2012
Colonial Cobwebs and Racism
I’m one of almost 7,000 members of a free Yahoo group in Delhi called Yuninet (Young United Nations Internationals Network). It’s a group generally made up of locals from Delhi and expats and it’s used for advice, travel tips, accommodation and for the sale of private household items – like a community notice board.
Last week I happened upon a shocking email thread posted by some members that was plainly rude and racist against Indians. Some white expats were annoyed
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