- Thursday, April 18, 2024
By: Keerthi Mohan
by AMIT ROY TWO peers, Jitesh Gadhia and Karan Bilimoria, delivered powerful speeches on Monday (5) during a Lords debate on Armistice Day marking the centenary of the end of the First World War, in which they urged the nation to remember the sacrifices made by 1.5 million Indian troops. Lord Bilimoria made the point that “the part they played in the war has largely been whitewashed from history”. However, the Royal British Legion announced that this weekend’s Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall will include a special tribute to Indian soldiers, with a reading of the poem,…
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