Very disappointed taht you are repeating the western perspective so uncritically - even as a 14 yr old child growing up in the UK, I spoke up to criticise the idea the Columbus 'discovered' the… - Aza Y. Alam

… was historically the land of riches that the Turks, the Arabs, and the Europeans wished to conquer. When the overland route from Europe to India was severed, the search for India via the sea led to the discovery of the Americas, and spurred naval exploration that led in turn to European colonialism around the world.
Bharat as the Heartland
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Jan 23, 2024
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Very disappointed taht you are repeating the western perspective so uncritically - even as a 14 yr old child growing up in the UK, I spoke up to criticise the idea the Columbus 'discovered' the Americas - I responded with, , but there were human beings living there before he arrived.
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Exploring the entanglements of gender, race and class during this era of the Eurokleptocene. Let’s do better, one story, one learning, one comment at a time.
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