Money Orders, Dehradun & Transatlantic Slave Trade

Postcards From Nowhere with Utsav Mamoria

In 1898, the New York Times wrote a glowing review of this particular service in India. Closer home, the Bombay Mill Owners Association wasn’t so pleased - The service was so popular amongst its workers, that it led to work disruptions. But what has all this got to do with the hill city of Dehradun. This week, in the second episode of the series, The Great Migration, we delve into this now forgotten service, that once accounted for 2-3% of India’s GDP. And we also uncover a curious aspect of migration which exists to this day, maybe even in your passport, which all goes back to 19th century transatlantic slave trade. Tune in, and uncover this aspect of migration in India, and what it teaches us about yearning and finding our own ‘Dehradun’.

Till then Check out the other episodes of "India's Linguistic Heritage"

The Hidden Story of Sanskrit, and the North-South Divide : https://ivm.today/3CpKQuO

Reclaiming India's Linguistic Heritage: 300 Ramayanas?: https://ivm.today/3kgataz

Partitions Unknown: Hindi, Urdu and the Umbilical Cord: https://ivm.today/3DhQCz2

The Hidden Injustice in India's Languages: https://ivm.today/3HA6YWo

Breast Tax, Brahmins and the Bizzare origins of Modern Malayalam: https://ivm.today/3nQyuam

The Improbable Impact Of Nature On 2000 Languages: https://ivm.today/3EvvmXz

You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website

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