Who killed the most powerful man in British India?

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.

A 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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