Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor
I am ashamed to say I didn't know this: the Dutch conducted a thriving trade in Indian slaves from the Tamil port of Pulicat to Jakarta in the 17th and 18th centuries. Read this fascinating & well-written story from an amazing website I've stumbled across: https://t.co/T8UYL5TXOb — PolitiTweet.org