The effects of hegemony on any given population varies depending upon a range of circumstances. For example: in India where Indianisation of some Government bodies commenced decades before Independence and this Indianisation increased rapidly after Independence until all Government positions…
Australian life changed very little after Federation in 1901; English hegemony was alive and well. This was in complete contrast to how India and most other colonised countries behaved. India's independence was obtained after years of bloodshed and their independence…
Note: Some of the following can be applied to all British Colonies, particularly India. The British Empire at its peak was the largest Empire that the world has ever seen! This was achieved by Sabre Rattling Diplomacy and at the…
HOW WAS THIS DONE? Every Monday morning throughout my school years I attended a compulsory Flag Raising Ceremony and was required to swear allegiance to the King and later Queen of England; which I must add, most children hated doing.…
CORRECTING AND REINTERPRETING AUSTRALIAN HISTORY HOW WILL THIS BE DONE? BY EXPOSING ENGLISH HEGEMONY. THE FIRST EXAMPLE © Len Kenna 3.11.2015 All Australians know about Bourke and Wills and to a lesser extent King’s journey through inland Australia. This Expedition…
AUSTRALIAN AND INDIAN SOLDIERS WERE COMRADES IN ARMS AT GALLOPOLLI FROM DAY ONE - THEY FOUGHT TOGETHER-WERE WOUNDED AND DIED TOGETHER - ATE MEALS TOGETHER - SHARED DUGOUTS TOGETHER AUSTRALIANS WERE REMEMBERED - WHY NOT THE INDIANS!? When the Anzacs were ready to…
Len Kenna 30.03.2015 In 2001, George Lekakis Chairman of Multicultural Affairs Victoria, asked Crystal Jordan and I to write a definitive history of Indians in Australia with three main aims: To reduce Racism in Victoria. To write the History in such…