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India opium department
Hello everyone,
There used to be an Opium Department in India in colonial days. If i recall correctly, George Orwell's father worked for them in Bihar. Has anyone ever seen or know of a badge or button to the department? I have a button to the Bombay Salt Department and it occurred to me that there might be a badge/button to the Opium Department as well.. Thanks, Sunil |
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I saw a travel documentary recently where some intrepid traveller visited the the opium factory somewhere in India, I forget where but it might have been somewhere near Cawnpore (Kanpur). It is apparently the very same factory that we built but now supplies the Indian state with all its opiate requirements.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_and_Alkaloid_Works Cawnpore- Ghazipur. I doubt that there are many in England who would know the significance of either place these days. Last edited by High Wood; 24-11-19 at 07:42 PM. |
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I think the traveller was Michael Portillo on his railway journey across India.
Tim
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It seems strange that the BBC keeps making the same programme with different people. I think that Chris Tarrant had a go for the other side as well. Simon |
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Yes, Ive seen that one too...Don't recall the details but it was a railway journey thing. It was in Ghazipur. Another place to visit!
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