Daijiworld Media Network – Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 3: Two British travellers visiting Kerala found themselves at the centre of an unexpected history lesson when a group of local women confronted them about Britain’s colonial plunder of India — including its jewels, spices and the legendary Kohinoor diamond.

A video of the exchange, shared on Instagram, has since gone viral, igniting global conversations on colonial reparations and the lasting shadow of the British Empire.

The tourist, Emma, who is backpacking across Asia with her partner, posted the clip describing the moment as “extremely awkward yet eye-opening.”

“We were just standing there in Kerala when this lady asked where we were from, and the second we said England, she started telling us how the British l

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