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The aftermath of Indian independence not only witnessed an acceleration of rates of economic and demographic expansion, but was also a period when the ways in which people related to the environment underwent changes. These were of defining significance both in terms of ecological destruction and measures for conservation, yet are often overshadowed by socio-political narratives. This talk will reflect more deeply on the processes behind independent India’s environmental shifts and how its nature was remade.
This is a South Asia Centre public lecture which is part of the Colony as Empire: Histories from Whitehall series. The event will be followed by a viewing of the exhibition "Journeys to Independence: India, Pakistan and Bangladesh" in LSE Library.
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