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“Neither Your Past nor Mine Escapes the Clutches of Colonization”

Debjani Bhattacharyya is the first Zurich history professor from the Global South. She calls for a change of perspective.

A historic appointment: Debjani Bhattacharyya believes Zurich is late in discussing his past.

Karin Hofer / NZZ

When it comes to colonialism, historian Debjani Bhattacharyya does not think of statues falling or house names being covered. Nor does she think of British soldiers in pith hats who violently conquered their native land of India.

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