Episode 16: Raj and The Railways Pt. 2

<p>Hello and welcome to the sixteenth episode of India Colonised, a podcast where we unravel our colonial roots through stories and legends. Our podcast explores untraversed fields of our past that constantly shape our world. I am your host Omer Haq and today we will be continuing to talk about the railways during the Raj and how it affected the local populace, trade, and agriculture. The construction of the railway not only helped the colonizers to expand the territory and have effective control over it but also helped them to ideologically justify their rule over India.<br> <br> visit our website for more www.indiacolonised.com</p> <p><br> Please do feel free to write to us your suggestions and comments to our email address <a href="mailto:equanimityblogs@gmail.com">equanimityblogs@gmail.com</a>. If you like what we're doing and would love to receive regular updates about our work, then do consider subscribing to us on our social media platforms<br> @indiacolonised &nbsp;Twitter account <a href="https://twitter.com/IndiaColonised?s=08">https://twitter.com/IndiaColonised?s=08</a> <br> <br> Facebook account <a href="https://www.facebook.com/indiacolonised/">https://www.facebook.com/indiacolonised/</a><br> <br> YouTube account <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0d66arzR8XSIqpFSGnagA">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0d66arzR8XSIqpFSGnagA</a><br> <br> Instagram account @IndiaColonised<br> <br> &nbsp;Host's Twitter and Instagram @omeribnhaq</p>