A colonial legacy – Protesters’ rage nothing new

Freedom fighters?: The Battle of Kalpi was one of the last fights in the 1857 First War of Indian Independence. The current anger against the legacy of colonialism is nothing new – many in the countries colonised by the British risked their lives opposing colonialism. – Indian War Of Independence 1857/Archive.org

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But the rage felt by the protesters is hardly new. After all, those who participated in the 1857 First War of Indian Independence – known by the British as the Indian Mutiny – risked their lives opposing colonialism. In many Asian and African countries, the high hopes that came with independence in the post-World War II period was the mirror image of the grinding despair that had characterised life under a colonial master.