Statues memorialising individuals that brutally colonised and subjugated India stand tall in Britain even as India celebrates 74 years since it became a Republic.
Bosingak, the bell tower at Jongno, the main street through downtown Seoul, is a popular spot for ringing in the New Year. One of my most vivid memories of this event was on Dec. 31, 1999, when thousands upon thousands of people crowded the streets around the bell in anticipation and fear of the impending new millennium (among those fears was the Y2K bug). The atmosphere was unbelievable and for blocks, it was impossible to move more than a few inches as the crowd surged back and forth as the New Year was hammered by the bell s tolling.
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He learnt to spell protest early in life - as a college student leading the protest against the Principal s order mandating students to wear blazers made from imported British cloth and getting expelled, to being fired from his first job for .