The Durbar Incident

In 1911, the British Raj hosted a party that became the site of a huge international scandal. The premiere episode of MISREPRESENTED investigates: was the incident an act of resistance…or a simple mistake?

 

MUSIC CREDITS (in order of appearance)

• Slow Down by Akrti
• Without You  by Kumail
• Gotta Be by Sickflip
• Class Sikh Maut Vol II by Prabhe Deep, Seedhe Maut & Sez on the Beat
• Dilli Darshan  by GHZI PUR

ANNOTATED TRANSCRIPT

Visit www.kahaani.io/durbar-incident to view an annotated transcript with timestamps.

VISUALS

• A photo of the sparkly, sparkly crown
• Footage from the 1911 Delhi Durbar

TEACHER’S GUIDE

Are you a teacher that wants to use this episode in your history classroom? Go to www.kahaani.io/durbar-incident to download a free teacher’s guide with discussion questions and extension activities.

LEARN MORE

We get it, you are now fascinated by all things Delhi Durbar and deconstructing Empire. Here is where you should start:

• Julie Codell’s essay “On the Delhi Coronation Durbars, 1877, 1903, 1911.”
• Chapter 4 in Manu Pillai’s latest book False Allies: India’s Maharajas in the Age of Raja Ravi Verma
• Manu Bhagavan’s article “Demystifying the Ideal Progreassive: Resistance through Mimicked Modernity”

SPECIAL THANKS

• Diane Bouis
• Harry Giffin
• Meghna Rao

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