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Role= Indian Soldier who fought on the British side Audience= Friends back in hometown Format= Letter Topic= the broken promise between Britain and the colony (India)

Dear Mother,

I am sure that you have heard the news about the British victory over the Triple Alliance. You must be enjoying this delight right now with Father and Grandfather, since the British victory indicates our victory: human rights of freedom for the Indians, as the British government had promised. However, I am sorry, Mother, to say that I am not content with this victory nor am I proud of it. I feel rather deceived and betrayed by the British. According to Britain, we should be receiving rights to that we deserve in return of fighting in World War I. In fact, that is the only reason why this nation sacrificed so much of the population: to break from the evil British and start living like actual people! Nevertheless, this morning, the British government announced that the list of the names of the Indian soldiers who fought in the War will be erased. What do think this conveys? I know: by erasing the records of our brave soldiers, they are trying to get rid of the traces of the Indian participation and sacrifice in this cruel war. With this important piece of evidence gone, the contract with Britain would be nullified. Oh, those cruel and impudent British! They had used us as human shields in the war, and now that they have gained whatever they needed, they are ignoring us. They do not realize that, without us, Britain would not have gained victory as easily and quickly. Oh, Mother, watching those sly creatures boast about their victory, I feel ineffably mortified. We were foolish to trust Britain and sacrifice thousands of our lives to help them. Tonight, my friends and I are planning to discuss what we should do to solve this problem, and gain back what we deserve. In order to do so, I must get ready now. I will write again soon, hopefully with an actual good news. Please keep well until I return with the better future of India.

Your son, Sajeeer Sarabai