Robert Baden-Powell wanted to call the Scouts the Imperial Scouts, and the first ever book for Girl Guides was called How Girls Can Help to Build Up the Empire. Wembley Stadium was originally known as the Empire Stadium, and the roads around it, some of which still exist, were named by arch-imperialist Rudyard Kipling. Sanghera, a Cambridge-educated journalist of Sikh Punjabi heritage born in Wolverhampton, concedes that he is approaching his subject surprisingly given his ethnic background unsurprisingly given his British education as something of a novice. The company that became Shell Oil started off importing oriental seashells. Liberty of London began by selling silks and cashmere shawls from the east. Sathnam Sanghera joins us now from London. His new book, 'Empireland,' has been acclaimed in Britain and just published in the United States. 1 day ago &0183 &32 A leading writer on the British empire has said it is inevitable that Indian jewels and historical artefacts looted under colonial rule will be returned. You can feel it in our language – the phrase “juggernaut” comes from Sanksrit “bungalow”, “shawl” and “sandals” are all words of Indian origin while “zombie” comes from west Africa and “toboggan” is Native American.Ī lot of our businesses emerged from the colonial era. Author and journalist Sathnam Sanghera believes that Britain and the rest of the world should learn more of it. Where can we still see the influence of empire today? Your new book explores how modern Britain is still shaped by its imperial history.
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