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Indian Tales of the Raj

on BBC Radio 4 FM

One of the most intriguing parts of the Raj story has not yet been told - what Indians thought of the British and their legacies.
This series of five programmes, narrated by Roshan Seth , aims to fill the gap through the memories and opinions of Indians who worked for the British and made friends with them, fought to throw them out but adopted their institutions and language.
1: Serving the Sahibs
Indians who were recruited. often grudgingly, into key professions - the army, civil service, law and business - look back on their apprenticeship under colonial masters. Written and produced by ZAREER MASANI
(Re-broadcast tomorrow at 11.0am)
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Roshan Seth
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Zareer Masani

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