Indians want the Koh-i-Noor diamond back
The stone is seen as a symbol of British colonial brutality
The maggots didn’t help matters. Most myths about the Koh-i-Noor diamond are easy to dispel. The 106-carat stone, which currently sits in the Tower of London, was not, as some suggested, found by the god Krishna; nor was it stolen by a lion that was then slain by a bear. Nor is it the world’s largest: in international gem league tables it currently sits in 90th position. But the idea that it curses unworthy males lingers—persistent enough that only British queens, not kings, have worn it.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Carbon capture”
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