Trafalgar Square, like most public areas in London, is crammed with British Indian history. On Tuesday it hosted a more novel sort of Indian empire-building—in the form of some 300 British Indians (and The Economist) practicing yoga
many public areas in London, is crammed with British Indian history. On one of its giant plinths is a statue of Charles James Napier, conqueror of Sindh in 1843. On another is Henry Havelock, who beat the rebels at Kanpur in 1857. On June 20th the square hosted a more novel sort of Indian empire-building—in the form of some 300 British Indians and assorted others initiative launched at the urging of Narendra Modi in 2015.
Yoga-wise, this newspaper concurs. Trafalgar Square, a place of protest and revelry, had never rung with more civilised instruction than that offered over the course of the two-hour session. “Feel awareness in your toes intently.” “Any remaining thoughts and feelings, just relax and make a note of them.” And, ahead of the diaphragm-constricting, which encourages flatulence: “If you hear any noises, be kind to yourself and your neighbour.
If this was rascality, as the imperialist Napier said in a much less benevolent context, it was a “very advantageous, useful, human piece of rascality”.
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