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VIRTUAL MEETING | The Road to Indian Independence
VIRTUAL MEETING | The Road to Indian Independence
South West Local Centre

VIRTUAL MEETING | The Road to Indian Independence

DATE

Thursday 14 January 2021
19:30 - 21:00

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LOCATION

Virtual Meeting

SPEAKER | Olie Hunter Smart

ABSTRACT | To discover more of the story of its independence, Olie Hunter Smart takes on an immense challenge to walk the length of India, a 4,500km journey over seven months seeking out untold stories of Independence and Partition. Olie’s route takes him over gruelling snowy mountain passes high up in the Himalayas, battling intense heat in the northern plains, and being drenched
to the bone by monsoon rains as he walks through the rural heartland of the country. Following in Gandhi’s foot-steps, Olie immerses himself in the culture, being invited in by so many of the wonderful people he encounters, recording shocking and heartfelt first-hand accounts of India’s struggle for freedom, gained 70 years earlier.

The event will be introduced by the speaker, Olie Hunter-Smart,
who will then show an hour-long film about his walk through India, during which he listens to people talking about the colonial period. At the end of the film he will answer questions from the virtual audience.

INSTRUCTIONS TO REGISTER:

Please click here to be redirected to the Royal Geographical Society registration page for this event. 

If you have any problems, please contact conferences@rmets.org.

SPEAKER | Olie Hunter Smart

ABSTRACT | To discover more of the story of its independence, Olie Hunter Smart takes on an immense challenge to walk the length of India, a 4,500km journey over seven months seeking out untold stories of Independence and Partition. Olie’s route takes him over gruelling snowy mountain passes high up in the Himalayas, battling intense heat in the northern plains, and being drenched
to the bone by monsoon rains as he walks through the rural heartland of the country. Following in Gandhi’s foot-steps, Olie immerses himself in the culture, being invited in by so many of the wonderful people he encounters, recording shocking and heartfelt first-hand accounts of India’s struggle for freedom, gained 70 years earlier.

The event will be introduced by the speaker, Olie Hunter-Smart,
who will then show an hour-long film about his walk through India, during which he listens to people talking about the colonial period. At the end of the film he will answer questions from the virtual audience.

INSTRUCTIONS TO REGISTER:

Please click here to be redirected to the Royal Geographical Society registration page for this event. 

If you have any problems, please contact conferences@rmets.org.

DATE

Thursday 14 January 2021
19:30 - 21:00

Add Event to Calendar: Google

LOCATION

Virtual Meeting

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