The Viceroy of India was considered the most powerful man in Britain’s most valuable colony. An untouchable figure representing the crown with all its power.
And yet, he was killed in an unlikely place, by an unlikely man, whose motives are still questioned today.
Host: Aslan Pahari
Producer: Hannah Jose
Audio Engineer: Emrys Cronin
Video Producers: Tejas Bhat, Dylan Behan
Special thanks: Michael Osmond for archives research
Supervising Producer: Kyla Slaven
Executive Producers: Joel Werner, Eric George, Jessica Radburn
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