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Anmol Dhawan
@anmol_dhawan
27. Doctor. I write on history, culture, medicine, radiology, urbanism, travel, language & cricket. I quiz & sing sometimes. AFMC alum. IG: anmoldhawanafmc
Sep 8, 2022 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
What connects an English journalist, an iconic junction in the heart of Mumbai’s central business district, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, aerial bombing of London in WW2, and classical dancer Protima Bedi streaking at Juhu Beach? A thread 🧵 (1/n) Benjamin Guy Horniman was born in 1873 in Sussex, England to a fairly well-off family. He started his journalism career writing for the Portsmouth Evening News and other English newspapers. In 1906, he arrived in Calcutta, India to join The Statesman as an Assistant Editor. (2/)