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Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The coolies of Kilvenmani were really militant, holding out against the threat of violence and police action.” Kandasamy’s interest in this little-known chapter of Indian history was partly inspired by her father. “There were 800 tweets in four hours calling me whore, bitch, terrorist, Jihadi.” In contrast to the vitriol meted out in the UK to Caroline Criado-Perez during the campaign to have Jane Austen’s face printed on the £10 note, the threats of rape and acid attacks aimed at Kandasamy met with minimal response from Twitter. Nothing happened in India.” The threats reinforced Kandasamy’s belief that violence plays a “universal” social role in India, despite its reputation for peaceful protest. They are giving me courage.” Extract: ‘The Gypsy Goddess’ By Meena Kandasamy “They are outraged by these inconceivable deaths: the young did not deserve to die and the old left them without any warning.

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