The India Club is a totally nondescript place in the center of London, two flights up from the street, but it turns out to be a vital center for the British Indian community. It even played a role in India’s fight for independence. However, it might not be long for this world. Reporter Meara Sharma has the story.
Meara Sharma
Meara Sharma is an award-winning multimedia journalist current based in the UK. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Washington Post, The New York Times, Studio 360, MIT’s Undark, Guernica, Matador, and PRI’s Living on Earth. Until recently, she was a producer for the WNYC program On the Media, and she currently produces The 85%, a podcast about the changing global order.
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