Super Stupa against the Night Sky

Going, Going, Yan-gone

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December 19th 2010
I was re-reading George Orwell’s first novel – Burmese Days – on the flight back to Rangoon. It is a book that I devoured some years ago and one which I had decided to delve back into whilst in the country to offer some greater perspective. The colourful community, set in the days of the British Empire that Orwell describes masterfully really enriches ones experience of Burma. The little tra ... read more

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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more