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Colonial legacy

Friday, 24 April 2020 2:58 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 24 April 2020 8:48 AM ]

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Migrant laborers and families from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh states hold kitchen utensils as they protest against the government for the lack of food at a slum area during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Amritsar on April 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)

In this episode of "The Subcontinent" we will be talking about the skin color discrimination and the color-based insecurities left by the British colonialism in India; a colonial legacy which has made the local people believe that being white is a clear sign of beauty and on the other hand, dark skin means ugliness and low class.

We will also look into a lesser-known model for calculating the happiness of people, The Bhutanese special model known as "Gross National Happiness" or GNH, and whether it can be a suitable model for other countries to follow.

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