The Great War and India

The Great War and India
 Thousands of soldiers from India`s interior
(I.5 million) were sent to fight in the Great War
Many of them died and were maimed just 
so Britain could keep its hegemony.
When books were written, and history told
somehow the Indian soldiers were mysteriously 
forgotten erased out, until now.
But disquiet lingered India became restless
they served the British grudgingly formed 
a political party but the Brits arrested, tortured
the leaders and threw them into jail, but
the idea once fomented didn`t die and 1947
It became a reality, India was free.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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