Lest we forget the Indian soldiers who fought for Britain | Short letters

There has rightly been a lot of discussion lately about reparations for slavery, but there has been little recognition of the Indian Army soldiers who assisted Britain in the Second World War. What a wonderful program Mobeen Azhar has made on this subject for Channel 4, The soldiers who saved Britain (TV tonight, November 2). How scandalous that this is not taught in the curriculum.
Christine Hayes
Wokingham, Berkshire

Noël Coward was the producer, screenwriter and composer of In Which We Serve (1942), also starring in and directing the film (From Anna Kendrick to Dev Patel – how easy is it for actors to direct themselves?, October 29 ) . To help with the logistics of this, he brought in a young man from the editing room as co-director: David Lean.
James Fanning
Greifswald, Germany

The haka controversy (Marler’s haka jibe has raised the stakes, warns New Zealand captain Barrett, November 1) could have been defused by the England team performing a morris dance at the same time. Imagine the joy.
Paul Hargreaves
London

Here in the North, where references to anatomical regions are not fantasized (Letters, November 3), my local supermarket, Unicorn Grocery, has a shelf titled Nether Regions.
Danielle Lowy
Manchester

If Kemi Badenoch is going to admit her party’s past failings (report, November 3), will she be brave enough to put Brexit at the top of the list?
Sue Proctor
Chester

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