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Anger over past, indifference meets queen’s death in India

People sit under a British king's statue in coronation park, which houses statues of old British Kings and rulers in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. India, once the largest of Britain’s colonies that endured two centuries of imperial rule has moved on. Queen Elizabeth II’s death provoked sympathies from some while for a few others, it jogged memories of a bloody history under the British crown. Among most regular Indians, the news was met with an indifferent shrug. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A man rests on a newly constructed pillar in front of a road signage which is changed from Rajpath to Kartavya Path, in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. On Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename Rajpath, a boulevard that was once called Kingsway after King George V, Modi called it a "symbol of slavery" under the British Raj. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A group of band players practise in front of Proclamation tower at the Coronation Park, which houses statues of old British Kings and rulers in New Delhi, Sept. 11, 2022. India, once the largest of Britain’s colonies that endured two centuries of imperial rule has moved on. Queen Elizabeth II’s death provoked sympathies from some while for a few others, it jogged memories of a bloody history under the British crown. Among most regular Indians, the news was met with an indifferent shrug. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

FILE - The Koh-i-noor, or "mountain of light," diamond, set in the Maltese Cross at the front of the crown made for Britain's late Queen Mother Elizabeth, is seen on her coffin, along with her personal standard, a wreath and a note from her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, as it is drawn to London's Westminster Hall, April 5, 2002. Just hours after Queen Elizabeth II's death, Indian social media lit up with renewed calls for the return of the famous Koh-i-Noor, the 106-carat discovered in India that is part of the British crown jewels. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

A paramilitary force soldier walks across Rajpath that was renamed Kartavya Path in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. On Thursday, Sdpt. 8, 2022, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename Rajpath, a boulevard that was once called Kingsway after King George V, Modi called it a "symbol of slavery" under the British Raj. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India's national emblem is seen on the roof of country's new parliament building under construction in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. India, once the largest of Britain’s colonies that endured two centuries of imperial rule has moved on. Queen Elizabeth II’s death provoked sympathies from some while for a few others, it jogged memories of a bloody history under the British crown. Among most regular Indians, the news was met with an indifferent shrug. (AP Photo/Manish swarup)

FILE - Britain's Prince Charles, right, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit the Science Museum in London, April 18, 2018. India, once the largest of Britain’s colonies that endured two centuries of imperial rule has moved on. Queen Elizabeth II’s death provoked sympathies from some while for a few others, it jogged memories of a bloody history under the British crown. Among most regular Indians, the news was met with an indifferent shrug. (Hannah McKay/Pool Photo via AP, File)

A security man guards a newly constructed under pass of the revamped Central Vista Avenue at the India Gate, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. On Thursday, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename Rajpath, a boulevard that was once called Kingsway after King George V, Modi called it a "symbol of slavery" under the British Raj. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India Gate monument is seen behind as laborers work on the Central Vista project in New Delhi, India, July 16, 2021. On Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the country to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename Rajpath, a boulevard that was once called Kingsway after King George V, Modi called it a "symbol of slavery" under the British Raj. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

A taxi carrying national flag drives past colonial building which houses important ministries in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. India, once the largest of Britain’s colonies that endured two centuries of imperial rule has moved on. Queen Elizabeth II’s death provoked sympathies from some while for a few others, it jogged memories of a bloody history under the British crown. Among most regular Indians, the news was met with an indifferent shrug. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

FILE - Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visit the India Gate war memorial in New Delhi, India, Nov. 9, 2017. India, once the largest of Britain’s colonies that endured two centuries of imperial rule has moved on. Queen Elizabeth II’s death provoked sympathies from some while for a few others, it jogged memories of a bloody history under the British crown. Among most regular Indians, the news was met with an indifferent shrug. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

A couple sits near a statue of King George V in coronation park, which houses statues of old British Kings and rulers in New Delhi, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. India, once the largest of Britain’s colonies that endured two centuries of imperial rule has moved on. Queen Elizabeth II’s death provoked sympathies from some while for a few others, it jogged memories of a bloody history under the British crown. Among most regular Indians, the news was met with an indifferent shrug. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the inauguration of the revamped Central Vista Avenue at the India Gate in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022. Modi urged the country to shed its colonial ties in a ceremony to rename Rajpath, a boulevard that was once called Kingsway after King George V, Modi called it a "symbol of slavery" under the British Raj. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Anger over past, indifference meets queen’s death in India