Mán Melá Theatre Company celebrating the British Asian experience
Our World In The Past - Thareek The past is in the present !
The Exhortation from The Fallen by Laurence Binyon
Indian soldiers in World War One Photo courtesy of Imperial War Museum	Wo kabhi burhi nahin ho jaenge Jaise ham burhi ho jaenge Barhti hui umar ka un pe Asar nahin hoga Suraj dubne ke vagt Aur nikalne ka vagt Ham unko yad karenge
Photo courtesy of Imperial War Museum	They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them
Photo courtesy of Imperial War Museum	India provided the largest volunteer army of over one million that took part in the First World War, uprooting themselves to fight in an alien land. Half a million young men - over 20% of the eligible population - came from the northern State of Panjab.
	Click here for information on Across the Black Waters by Mulk Raj Anand Novel about Indian soldiers on the Western Front
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Last updated: 10 November 2000  -  C. Goffin