The Poet Who Toppled The British Empire
India, 1930. Sarojini Naidu is marching towards a British-controlled saltwork; behind her is a long column of protestors all dressed in white. The great campaigner for India's Independence, Gandhi, is now in jail. In his place, he's chosen Naidu to lead this movement against the hard and fearsome British Empire. Naidu…
We score an episode from what we can actually measure — its reach and engagement, what listeners say about it, and what it covers. We don't have those signals for this one yet, so it doesn't get a number.
Buzzmeter says it's buzzing across platforms — the Hive Vote says whether the people who actually listened liked it.
Rate this episode
Add your vote to the Hive — listeners rate every episode after they finish.
- No reviews yet — be the first.
More from Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
See all episodes →
57%The Doors of Death: The Herald of Free Enterprise
54%The Philosopher and the Handyman: The Race Around the World - Part 1
52%Flight of the Fantasist: The Race Around the World - Part 2
Similar episodes from other shows
More like Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford →
The Woman Behind The New Deal
Inside India's astonishing solar revolution | Kanika Chawla
J. Harlen Bretz: Proving Theories Via Outliving Your Critics
Throughline: Dare to Dissent
One great episode in your inbox, daily — free.
One email a day, unsubscribe anytime. No spam, ever.