The Scandal That Shaped Partition: Heartbreak & Secret Deals
About this episode
The episode discusses how the relationship between Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten influenced the course of India's Partition.
**Unlock the full episode and the complete members’ miniseries by joining the Empire Club at empirepoduk.com** How did the relationship between Nehru and Edwina Mountbatten tangibly change the course of Partition? What were the parting words that Nehru said to his love when the Viceroy and Vicereine left India? How did the relationship between these three important individuals change over the rest of their lives? In the final episode of Empire’s first members-only miniseries, Anita is joined once again by Alex Von Tunzelmann to discuss the parting of the Mountbattens and Nehru, and how the romance with Edwina changed the future of India. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Imogen Marriott Social Producer: Charlie Johnson Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Anita
Guest: Alex Von Tunzelmann
Topics covered
- Partition
- Nehru
- Mountbatten
- India
- Romance
- History
Keywords
- Nehru
- Edwina Mountbatten
- Partition
- India
- romance
- Mountbattens
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Empire Club, Goalhanger, empirepoduk.com
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