Indians want the Koh-i-Noor diamond back
The stone is seen as a symbol of British colonial brutality
The maggots didn’t help matters. Most myths about the Koh-i-Noor diamond are easy to dispel. The 106-carat stone, which currently sits in the Tower of London, was not, as some suggested, found by the god Krishna; nor was it stolen by a lion that was then slain by a bear. Nor is it the world’s largest: in international gem league tables it currently sits in 90th position. But the idea that it curses unworthy males lingers—persistent enough that only British queens, not kings, have worn it.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Carbon capture”
Britain
October 22nd 2022- A brush with the bond markets reorders British politics
- As Britain’s government looks to save money, almost nothing is protected
- What a comparison between Britain and Italy reveals
- Suella Braverman resigns as home secretary
- Indians want the Koh-i-Noor diamond back
- In Britain, the least sexy form of travel is getting some attention
- How Jeremy Hunt became the most powerful person in Britain
From the October 22nd 2022 edition
Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents
Explore the edition
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are forging a tight link
As Donald Trump threatens to leave Europe on its own
Britain’s government may be about to waste its best chance of success
A bill to unblock house building and boost growth looks far too timid
Paying teenagers to go to school was a bad idea
At least in Britain
Anybody in Britain can call themselves a therapist
That opens the door to abuse
Britain’s capital markets are waging a war on paper
Calls are growing to modernise the country’s shareholding system