Tharoor's Oxford Union speech
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:public_speaker
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gptkbp:date |
28 May 2015
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gptkbp:deliveredBy |
gptkb:Shashi_Tharoor
gptkb:Oxford_Union |
gptkbp:format |
debate speech
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Tharoor's Oxford Union speech
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gptkbp:influenced |
public debate on colonial reparations
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gptkbp:language |
English
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gptkbp:movement |
Britain owes reparations to her former colonies
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gptkbp:notableQuote |
Britain's rise for 200 years was financed by its depredations in India
India's share of the world economy when Britain arrived on its shores was 23%... By the time the British left it was down to below 4%. |
gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Oxford_Union_YouTube_channel
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gptkbp:recipient |
widespread acclaim
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gptkbp:result |
motion passed
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gptkbp:topic |
British colonialism in India
reparations |
gptkbp:viralOn |
gptkb:YouTube
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Inglorious_Empire
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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