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Anybody else watching Anita Rani? I am getting very frustrated with the poor quality of the subtitles? Does the BBC not understand that white on white doesn't work!
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Anybody else watching Anita Rani? I am getting very frustrated with the poor quality of the subtitles? Does the BBC not understand that white on white doesn't work!
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I found that shocking in parts but very interesting. I didn't know much about partition but you can see why there is not much love lost between India and Pakistan.
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That was very interesting. Anita was great. Hope she wins Strictly for her mum now.
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I'm Punjabi Sikh and am pleased they told the events from the womens perspectives. I've heard the story about the beheading of the village girls before and at the time I thought why didn't the men go out and fight the Muslims and risk their lives???? I also feel the story is always told from the Indian perspective, Muslims suffered identically. However loved this episode and it was very authentic in terms of the places she visited. Really liking Anita and can totally relate to her! Always asking why!!!!
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I thought it was an excellent but very shocking programme. I am completely ignorant about all that time, I'm afraid. I thought Anita was lovely.
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Fascinating. My H's father is Parsee and lived in a beautiful colonial house in Lahore until partition where he decided to move to India and settled in Secunderabad (he's now in Bombay). They could take very little with them, but I've seen the photos of the house, and they had some glasses they'd salvaged - they gave me a drink in one and I was terrified I'd drop it
![]() He did say that no group came out of the partition well - it was horrific for all. The trains in both directions were like hell on wheels and you had to fight your way on. He saw people killed and the police and army beat people, but they were desperate. I watched Midnight's Children the other night which I was hoping would be more of an historical record of those born at midnight of partition. It wasn't I love the old Indian record keeping system with those fabulous scrolls - and the people who know how to find everything in them! |
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Anybody else watching Anita Rani? I am getting very frustrated with the poor quality of the subtitles? Does the BBC not understand that white on white doesn't work!
Guess it costs a fortune to add in a black background behind the written word.
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Subtitles aside, I found this episode very interesting about a period of history of which I only had a passing knowledge BUT I still prefer those that follow more than 1 or 2 ancestral lines & go way back into the past.
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It was very shocking and it showed both the violence on both sides but also the secondary status of women which naturally angered and upset Anita. She came across really well in a sincere but also kind a friendly manner. It was touching to see her genuine closeness to her uncle who was also very likeable. It did make me think of giving her a Strictly vote!
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Anybody else watching Anita Rani? I am getting very frustrated with the poor quality of the subtitles? Does the BBC not understand that white on white doesn't work!
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Be interested to see if she ever has a daughter and whether she names her after the girl who was killed. She seemed very moved that she had been forgotten because she was a girl.
I was out tonight so watched the programme later, first time that I can remember an episode of Eho Do You Think You Are needing the PIN entering. |
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Stunning episode. Anita's horror and outrage at what happened to the women seemed totally genuine.
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Great episode. I always like it when they take the show to India. Fascinating place. This ep was shocking in some parts, but compulsive viewing.
Anita came across as a very warm and sincere lady. I had no trouble with the subtitles at all.
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Anita's horror and outrage at what happened to the women seemed totally genuine.
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I usually prefer the really historic eps but hers was great even though it was only 2 generations ago. I really wasnt aware of the partition in india so that was a horrible thing to hear especially as it was such a recent thing.
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Anybody else watching Anita Rani? I am getting very frustrated with the poor quality of the subtitles? Does the BBC not understand that white on white doesn't work!
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It was a very good episode and Anita came across as a very likeable person. Among all the horror of what she heard about partition I did chuckle when she questioned why the relative she met had taken over the land and buildings from her grandfather. The poor man seemed quite flustered by it. Loved the way he said "well he was my uncle". A rare lighter moment in a distressing story. So pleased Anita made sure the 'lost' girl was recognised. One of the best stories told.
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Stunning episode. Anita's horror and outrage at what happened to the women seemed totally genuine.
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Why wouldn't it be?
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I was surprised that she was not directed to look at the scrolls of family history earlier in the programme because they have been featured on several episodes of Who Do You Think You Are previously. I would not be surprised if the programme's researchers had not used them and then based their research on them.
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Best episode of the series.
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My sister who does genealogy in a big way discovered that we are also descended frrom William the Conquerer. Henry II is our 28th great grandfather. What helped her a lot was having 14 generations going back to the 1400's all with the same surname. Then when you get back to someone with a 'name' like in our case Ralph Neville, Earl Westmorland the rest is a matter of historical fact.
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The daughter who moved her long plaited hair aside so that her father could behead her !! My God, no wonder Anita was stunned and moved to tears. Anyway, a great episode, full of colour and detail, and one of the more interesting ones of late. I like Anita, she's a lovely lass and I love how she's an Indian girl brought up by enlightened parents who have allowed her to blossom and follow her dreams.
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It certainly was an eye opener in many ways. She seems a lovely lady who strongly believed in family. Hope she keeps in touch with some newer members if her family.
When I started my tree I found some members I didn't know i had and have become very close to them. More so than some of my known ones. |
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