Britain’s longest-serving monarch, #QueenElizabeth II, died on Thursday, September 8. She was 96 and reigned for 70 years. While people worldwide mourned her passing, for #SouthAsians — and other nationals of British colonies — the Queen was a symbol of the Britain’s imperial past. Neither the Queen, the royal family, nor the U.K. government has officially apologized for colonial atrocities or for plundering riches from subjugated territories, such as the famed Koh-i-noor diamond, which remain in the U.K. Britain’s colonial legacy in #SouthAsia over hundreds of years includes arbitrarily partitioning the country along religious lines, the Bengal Famine, exporting slaves to other territories, and looting trillions of dollars of wealth. Today, we bring you a roundup of our stories on colonization and its effects. Read about the price tag of the British Raj, the impact of Partition, how imperial policies affect South Asian health to this day, and more at the link in bio, then click this image 🔗