This podcast was first published in Mint.
Sifra Lentin is Fellow, Bombay History, Gateway House.
In the seventeenth century, the British established a monopoly on the opium trade to China. Bombay, a deep-sea port, emerged as a significant opium export hub for Indian and European traders alike. In this podcast, Sifra Lentin traces the events that led to the Opium Wars.
This podcast was first published in Mint.
Sifra Lentin is Fellow, Bombay History, Gateway House.