Kohinoor: 800 years of roller coaster history and how India can get it back

Since the coronation of a new king in UK, Indians are again demanding the return of Koh-i-noor. Here we decode its 800 year mysterious journey from one king to another, and why Britain ought to return our stolen valuables.

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Time
Why Camilla Won’t Wear the Controversial Kohinoor Diamond at King Charles III’s Coronation; Armani Syed; Feb 15, 2023

Times of India
Camilla won't wear Kohinoor, but what about Cullinan?; Rashmee Roshan Lall; Mar 3, 2023
Let the 'nation of shoplifters' keep India's Kohinoor; Jug Suraiya; Feb 15, 2023
Don’t expect Rishi Sunak to return the kohinoor; Chidanand Rajghatta; Oct 28, 2022

The Economic Times
Kohinoor to be cast as 'symbol of conquest' in new Tower of London display; Mar 16, 2023

Vogue
Queen consort Camilla won’t wear the Kohinoor at the coronation. But is it enough?; Arman Khan; Feb 21, 2023

Money Control
'Return Kohinoor to India': Watch Indian-origin journalist's heated debate on UK show; Ankita Sengupta; Feb 21, 2023

NDTV
Hilarious Plan To Bring Back Kohinoor Via Rishi Sunak Is Viral; Oct 26, 2022

CBC news
Camilla won't be wearing the Koh-i-Noor diamond. This Vancouver artist wants the royals to give it back; Priya Bhat; Feb 16, 2023

India Today
It will be a diplomatic fiasco if Queen Camila wears Kohinoor at King Charles's coronation: William Dalrymple; Oct 14, 2022

The Tribune
How Duleep Singh ‘handed’ it to the Queen; Priya Atwal; Apr 21, 2016

BBC Hindi
कितना रंगीला था कोहेनूर हीरा गंवाने वाला मोहम्मद शाह रंगीला; ज़फ़र सैयद; मई 13, 2018

Quartz
The globetrotting adventures of the Kohinoor, India’s most famous diamond; William Dalrymple and Anita Anand; Dec 22, 2016

Project Syndicate
India’s Jewel in the Crown; Shashi Tharoor; May 5, 2016

Hindustan Times
Jewel in the crown: Excerpt from Shashi Tharoor’s new book, An Era of Darkness; Shashi Tharoor;
Oct 29, 2016

Telegraph
India to force Britain into colonial 'reckoning' with treasure demands; Craig Simpson; May 12, 2023

Discovery Plus
Secrets of the Koh-i-noor Documentary