🔴 Website 👉 https://u-s-news.com/
Telegram 👉 https://t.me/usnewscom_channel
The Kohinoor diamond symbolizes cultural treasures stolen from South Asia, the Indian politician and host of RT’s new show believes
Parliamentarian and noted author Shashi Tharoor has sought the return of colonial-era loot housed in British museums to India.
The 105.6-carat Kohinoor diamond, set in the crown worn by the mother of the late Queen Elizabeth II, is far more than just a precious stone, Tharoor said in the latest episode of RT’s Imperial Receipts. Tharoor, who currently chairs the Indian Parliament’s External Affairs Committee, co-hosts the show with RT’s Runjhun Sharma.
“For India, it stands as a symbol of the artifacts and cultural treasures that were taken to Britain as trophies of Empire,” he said.
The diamond was mined in southern India and changed hands between various empires in South and West Asia before it became property of the Sikh Empire in Punjab in northwestern India. It was snatched by the British East India Company from the Sikh ruler after the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) and the subsequent annexation of Punjab.
The Word “Loot” Derives from Hindi – British Stole that Too! @ShashiTharoor looks at some of the most cherished artefacts dismantled, stolen and put on display in the 🇬🇧 as trophies of their colonialist rule.
Watch Epsidode 2 of Imperial Receipts via our LIVE stream! https://t.co/18pRWNd2Fr pic.twitter.com/cZw8jpcoaB
— RT_India (@RT_India_news) September 8, 2025
Tharoor pointed out that even the word “loot” was adopted by the British from Hindi into their dictionaries and their behavior. He added that modern Britain owes much of its global stature to the exploitation of its colonies.
“Most importantly, beyond the loss of physical artifacts, the British Crown stripped India of something even deeper: its self-respect and dignity,” he said.
Apart from the Kohinoor, the British took away other objects of deep cultural significance that can now be seen in places like the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Click this link for the original source of this article.
Author: RT
This content is courtesy of, and owned and copyrighted by, https://www.rt.com and its author. This content is made available by use of the public RSS feed offered by the host site and is used for educational purposes only. If you are the author or represent the host site and would like this content removed now and in the future, please contact USSANews.com using the email address in the Contact page found in the website menu.