Should Britain Give Back The Koh-I-Noor Diamond To India?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3308671/Indians-sue-Queen-return-100m-jewel-crown-Bollywood-stars-businessmen-launch-legal-battle-105-carat-diamond-say-stolen-country.html

[tamborine]

Return the diamond, rescind 1947 separation & all from there on Brit passports & send the lot back to India but collect all buildings and railways built by Brits.

[Answerprancer]

"Bazwillrun"....from anything that resembles rationality.

[Baldric]

Tambo, you forgot,
Refuse to use their Call Centres!
;o)

[Jackdaw33]

Put your handbags away and play nicely.

[Answerprancer]

Ok ...kissy kissy Baz? :-)

[Gromit]

Viv41,

The British re-owned it. I vote we keep it, even if it is cursed.

[Answerprancer]

Well there you go Jackdaw, at least *I* offered the handbag of peace ;-)

[Mosaic]

It's a much deeper question than it superficially seems, as it affects swathes of cultural material in museums in Britain now. It's all very well saying it was purchased by X or donated by Y but the fact remains, in the present, that nations now emerging from European hegemony feel a little sensitive about significant stuff that's goggled at in London or Edinburgh or wherever by millions of wealthy tourists who also want to buy the postcard and tshirt. The circumstances of sales and gifts often emerge as slightly unfair when re-examined now. If we were flat on our arrises as a country, pounded by war, governments in shreds, and some foreign bod said here's a few million for (say) the Sutton Hoo treasure, firstly we'd be daft not to accept and secondly if n when we got it together again we might want to go asking.

[tonyav]

Anyway, no don't give it back.

[Baldric]

///See we have a few on here claiming to be heroes, again!.///

I must have missed that bouncer, could you point it out please you disingenuous small minded individual?

[Togo]

//disingenuous small minded individual//
Baldric that last word was at least 6 letters longer than required.

[Baldric]

I know, but it is a family site afterall!

[DTCwordfan]

Nope, it would end up in Russia to pay off a debt (read bribe).

[Togo]

How about we get the Russians say, to fire it into Earth orbit for us. Then advise the Indian space programme officials to go and fetch it. Tell them we have already funded the means to do so, in aid that they themselves insist is not required and is peanuts to them.

[jourdain2]

No.

[Svejk]

Having seen Jan's previous posts, I'm pretty confident that she was being ironic. We really should have emoticons to avoid these mix-ups. (as I'm sure this is)

[keyplus90]

///Maharajah of Lahore to the Queen of England.//

Why India? Lahore is not in India, it is Pakistan and I am from Lahore so it should be given to me. But I will not take it because it is cursed.

[naomi24]

^//I will not take it because it is cursed. //

How ridiculous!