What's so lovely about this is the story obviously, but the delight on that Indian ladies face as she reveals these things to Olivia is gorgeous. Two strangers coming together over a story. How lovely of the Indian lady to find out all those things for Olivia and to take such delight in the reveal. God bless her.
Dragon maid What I find sad about this is that 200 years from now there will be no written love story like this. Olivia is like a child discovering her past. So lovely!
True. I can almost imagine her excitement, having the opportunity to see history jumping out of the old texts, bits and pieces coming together, and ultimately appear before her very eyes as Olivia - a real life breathing human being. Things have come full circle.
This is how our 3x great grandchildren will look back on our lives - facebook posts and text messages. It makes you want to leave a better impression, to be honest.
I absolutely loved Olivia's description of Harriet's hand holding her grandsons' - and Olivia's mother's hand holding her grandfather's - and by that touch - they have all connected. Just beautiful imagery.
@@arpanmalakar11 Liking a British actor of a modern day doesn't make you their servant and They love Indian Actors which doesnt make them our servant, Sun has set on the Empire and will never rise.
That letter to the brother was the most interesting artefact I've ever seen on one of these episodes. What an incredible insight to have into the lives of one's ancestors.
polyann...I know how it sounds, bu today's younger generation don't even know proper English! Theywill have a shock when the job they might want requires them to speak and maybe write.
I remember Olivia saying of co-star David Tennant, "You just love him." Well, that can be said of her and this makes it all the more so. So lovely. You just love her. What a story.
Olivia Coleman is such a joy! Also I think it's wonderful that Charles and Harriet called their first son Richard after his uncle. It's clear from the letters that the brothers were so close, wonderful.
India Harriet is so beautiful! This account is so inspiring to think as adventurous , real family heritage . The people have done indepth research and painstakingly helped this wonderful lady find her mother's lineage back and forth from UK to Hindustan and back to Scotland! Wow . finding that picture was a miracle and seeing ancestors back to the 17th century. Love these videos.
@@samanthabloggins1775 this is unfortunately common, I'm afraid. Even in my family, my grandad downright refused to acknowledge my aunt's Scottish husband for years. He was from a different time. Hatred for colonialism still runs deep for some. Hope you're doing okay love
Thank goodness for the Great Aunt who settled that money on her, what would have been regarded 'a decent fortune' and made her a 'good prospect' for 'young men of good name but little money'! As they would have said back in the day. What a life Harriet had. Olivia is so lovely, warm and genuine.
Calcutta is where my late dadaji comes from and called bengalis. Heritage is nice when we know part of who we are. My dad was born in Singapore when late dadaji married a Singapore woman. It's nice being a mixed culture heritage as I have a unique family name. Shaikh
Loved the comment "sounding like Jane Austen"; one of my favourite Austen bits is the letter at teh end of Persuasion: "you pierce my soul, I am half agony, half hope..." Marvelous
Oh lord. What's going to happen 200 years from now? "This is how you and your grandmother met... Chad: Netflix and Chill? Jessica: You know it. Riverdale season 4 just came out!
Just have a true thespian with strong acting prowess read a story and the words jump off the page into a reality manifestation. Olivia Colman is simply lovely.
Isn’t this just such a lovely reminder that history is more multicultural than we thought. This woman could clearly be identified as mixed still lived a life much like many of her peers at the time. Of course there would have been differences in how she was treated, maybe she was scorned, maybe she was treated as an exotic thing, who knows - but we can see that in the middle of Victorian London she still found love, happiness, and a stable life.
Oh my goodness, how cute is that letter? Someone needs to write a novel about "India Harriet" and her family. I agree with @garypeter casella, the name "India Harriet" may in fact have been a racist nickname. The fact that Harriet was accepted at all, and brought to England to be educated, would have been seen as remarkable tolerant and progressive at the time.
Yes racism was there but Maybe in this case it was just to identify her. It was common that British used to name their daughter India because country India is referred as Mother India. And some still use to name their daughter by this name in England.
It is true. Either Diana's ancestor's story or most Anglo-Indian stories speak volumes. Having relationships with the locals was taboo and creates problems for their careers in colonial India. In Diana's story, the child was taken back to England, and her communication with her mother was cut off.
@@Śiśna3633 It happened with Harriet too. She was cut off from her mother completely . As a mother to a little one, this makes my heart incredibly sad.
It must be lovely to find find out who your ancestors were. Olivia looks so joyful. :D I hope I can someday learn more information about my ancestors, because I barely know anything about them.
I do like the scenery in India. I think their architechts were very talented, and very forward thinking. Those old letters are so wonderful to hear, how the people expressed their passion. This is so great.
What westerners especially brits fail to take away from this video and videos like these is that Indians are a very forgiving people. I'd doubt that any other people would greet someone so warmly and be this hospitable if they knew that brits were responsible for 50 million deaths in famine after famine that they imposed upon their natives. Being this forgiving has been India's undoing, frankly.
I'm so glad I watched all the videos up to this one. That letter! Charles tells his brother what was in his heart! SO romantic. Lucky Olivia to discover this gem from her ancestor. :-)
this is probably the most interesting, emotional piece of historical documentary I have probably seen... And, moreover belonging to Bengal I feel a special connection to the story, maybe that's why the youtube algorithm suggested it to me...
What a sweet person Olivia is and what a wonderful history was uncovered. I watched these videos out of order but still, the story captivated me and I searched for them all and watched them anyway. I love how it shows we are all members of just one humanity and can care for each other. " India Harriet" is such a typical family thing. I was Little Ruth and my dear auntie was Big Ruth, and I grew the taller but kept the nickname. There is another Ruth named after her Grandmother, my auntie, now. I'm in my 70's but still Little Ruth. 😊
@@nc-pf3qm thats easy to do here in North America and some European countries. But i have tried the same for India to no avail. Im 66 and have been doing my families history since i was in Gr 7. Its my husbands i am having trouble with.
Thats a very polite and British way of saying... She was not pale enough to be English......but not Brown enough to be called Indian..... So extra special......yes indeed.......!
Variations exists in UK and India as far as colour goes. It was 100 years back, bygone is bygone for good, European actors were not so successful in Indian movies for their fair colour and light eyes, they struggle even today. Exception was hunterwali an out standing actress was ahead of time even by today's standards.
I think Olivia going to India to find out more about her ancestors is important because you really had to have been there to understand what Harriott left England to go back to. India was her home.
@@andreamessiasgomes7118 Her Father was British , Serving the East India Company. Her mother was a local Indian lady but we do not have any details about her.
Amazed at how detailed these documents were....My great grandfather committed a crime in India (some petty drunken assault on guy) in the 1910s..I found no record of it here in India, but surprised on finding a chargesheet in England
What's so lovely about this is the story obviously, but the delight on that Indian ladies face as she reveals these things to Olivia is gorgeous. Two strangers coming together over a story. How lovely of the Indian lady to find out all those things for Olivia and to take such delight in the reveal. God bless her.
Dragon maid I teared up 😂
She is history professor of Calcutta University
Dragon maid What I find sad about this is that 200 years from now there will be no written love story like this. Olivia is like a child discovering her past. So lovely!
Lol .. she must have been paid to do it
They are just so cute together as they read the letter. So much excitement. I would be too. It really is like out of a Jane Austen novel
This professor is the nicest of the historians , her smile and genuine joy over Harriet is quite apparent!!
True. I can almost imagine her excitement, having the opportunity to see history jumping out of the old texts, bits and pieces coming together, and ultimately appear before her very eyes as Olivia - a real life breathing human being. Things have come full circle.
She is a nice person in real life too i had been her direct student for five years
@@swarnarekha6110 lucky!
Anna R she’s beautiful 😊
She kinda remind me of an auntie who was just telling her niece abt her parents/family
This is how our 3x great grandchildren will look back on our lives - facebook posts and text messages. It makes you want to leave a better impression, to be honest.
Jonathan Charles well put.👌🏻
Haha XD they will see all the thirst tweets
True.
They will disappointed, not gonna lie. I ain't got any elephant bro.
Captain stark thanks for reminding me to delete them.
I absolutely loved Olivia's description of Harriet's hand holding her grandsons' - and Olivia's mother's hand holding her grandfather's - and by that touch - they have all connected. Just beautiful imagery.
Agreed, that was such a beautiful visual and really brings it home how close we are to our ancestors
My thoughts exactly. Such a beautiful image! That I feel in my heart towards my ancestors going back over the years. So lovely!
For sure..made me tear about my own family
As an Indian who loves Olivia Colman this was a jackpot
Couldn't agree more 🤷🏻♂️💯
Want to be a British servant again?
@Unknown Sender that’s so unnecessary 😐
@@arpanmalakar11 Liking a British actor of a modern day doesn't make you their servant and They love Indian Actors which doesnt make them our servant, Sun has set on the Empire and will never rise.
Yes❤
That letter to the brother was the most interesting artefact I've ever seen on one of these episodes. What an incredible insight to have into the lives of one's ancestors.
"I am not indifferent to you" even that made me blush. ☺
I’m going to use that line on tinder
I was thinking this sounds like something in a Jane Austen novel just as the lady said it. Lol! Who said men aren't romantic?!
I knwwww.i was grinin from ear to ear 🤭🙈
not these days bloody hell
YASSS - esp “I am not indifferent to you…” if this isn’t PEAK JANE AUSTEN IDK what is… 🥰
I would like to be as happy at the Indian lady. Gorgeous smile.
Sherman Dsouza in India it is a polite thing to smile. It is rude not to.
Olivia and the researcher lady are such gems.
The most telling bit is when she gets on the boat and offers help to her guide... what a gem.
Wouldn't most?
she is so genuine.
@@KLI22 most would. I'm not a decent person and I know it's just normal to help elderly/child in such situation.
the letters.....!:) a lost art. Olivia Coleman narrates them so beautifully.
and from the heart! True love and nothing more!
polyann...I know how it sounds, bu today's younger generation don't even know proper English! Theywill have a shock when the job they might want requires them to speak and maybe write.
The history professor seems like a really charming fun lady who clearly loves her subject.
OH my god I need to watch this as a movie??? The Jane Austen comparison was SPOT on ahhhhhhh I love this
“ oh she is having a babby”
I love this woman ♥️
“I am not indifferent to you”
We should be talking like this now, its so romantic!
I remember Olivia saying of co-star David Tennant, "You just love him." Well, that can be said of her and this makes it all the more so. So lovely. You just love her. What a story.
Olivia Coleman is such a joy! Also I think it's wonderful that Charles and Harriet called their first son Richard after his uncle. It's clear from the letters that the brothers were so close, wonderful.
India Harriet is so beautiful! This account is so inspiring to think as adventurous , real family heritage . The people have done indepth research and painstakingly helped this wonderful lady find her mother's lineage back and forth from UK to Hindustan and back to Scotland! Wow . finding that picture was a miracle and seeing ancestors back to the 17th century. Love these videos.
omg that letter though!!! 😭❤️❤️ soo cute and lovely , i really wish people talked/wrote liked this
Ikr? Not swipe right/left 🙄 this is silly,but old world romance needs to come back 😑😅
Indian people are gorgeous, warm and intelligent
Are you Indian?
oh no another globalist puppet.
@@thehound7263 what's wrong with globalism
Not all of them, my father-in-law wasnt! Gave me no end of grief and didnt want me to marry his son!
@@samanthabloggins1775 this is unfortunately common, I'm afraid. Even in my family, my grandad downright refused to acknowledge my aunt's Scottish husband for years. He was from a different time. Hatred for colonialism still runs deep for some. Hope you're doing okay love
I had goosebumps when professor said do you want to see her photograph.😭🥺
Me too. I teared up a little bit!
What a lovely love story..they sure knew how to court in those days.
i thought the whole thing was sick. poor harriet for being a product of some crap
+Henry Fung Why do you go on every page to spew negativity?...I have noticed you before.
😂 😂 I
I love both these ladies - and that sari is gorgeous!
Thank goodness for the Great Aunt who settled that money on her, what would have been regarded 'a decent fortune' and made her a 'good prospect' for 'young men of good name but little money'! As they would have said back in the day. What a life Harriet had.
Olivia is so lovely, warm and genuine.
oh that letter is a beautiful record of love blooming.
I am a forensic genealogist and I deal with this kind of cases all the time - but! This is so emotional! I have goosebumps all over!
Wow 😮
Calcutta is where my late dadaji comes from and called bengalis. Heritage is nice when we know part of who we are. My dad was born in Singapore when late dadaji married a Singapore woman. It's nice being a mixed culture heritage as I have a unique family name. Shaikh
Olivia Colman is an absolute gem
That letter was everything! And they say romance is only in the movies.
It's so wholesome ❤️ seeing Olivia Coleman and Mrs. Chakroborty gushing over that letter
How wonderful to have this letter written by your great-great-great grandfather!!
The more I watch her, the more I love Olivia Coleman!!!! She is just the sweetest person.
I can't even find my school certificates when I need tgem. This is amazing seeing them produce letters and documents from 200 years ago🤪
This comment is lit😂
😂😂😂
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Oh, I really like Olivia Colman. The Favorite movie was my 1st time seeing her. I really like her spirit.
oh this made me cry. These two together are just so adorable.
Olivia is great. Her face just lights up. She is brilliant in it's literally sense.
Loved the comment "sounding like Jane Austen"; one of my favourite Austen bits is the letter at teh end of Persuasion: "you pierce my soul, I am half agony, half hope..." Marvelous
Olivia is the most delightful person and her reaction
What a lovely way to end India Harriet’s story. I’m so glad she found happiness!
[9:18] "...which means we've all touched each other's hands..."
Olivia, make this into a movie!!
I love the two women reading the love letter, so charming.
9:20 They touched each other more than just their hands through time, Olivia.
I am so emotionally invested in this story
He was a great writer I could see what he was saying in the letter in my head
I love love love his letter to his brother!! So sweet.❤️
Clicked for Olivia stayed for Harriot.. what a roller coaster of a story!!
I just stumbled upon this and the 2 previous parts... I love Olivia’s work as an actor! She’s one of my favorites!
The photo of Harriet the younger @3:47 looks strikingly similar to Olivia Colman
Olivia's interactions with all the historians was the best part.
Olivia Coleman was wonderful to listen to and a joy to watch as she discovered her ancestry
Oh lord. What's going to happen 200 years from now?
"This is how you and your grandmother met...
Chad: Netflix and Chill?
Jessica: You know it. Riverdale season 4 just came out!
Just have a true thespian with strong acting prowess read a story and the words jump off the page into a reality manifestation. Olivia Colman is simply lovely.
Isn’t this just such a lovely reminder that history is more multicultural than we thought. This woman could clearly be identified as mixed still lived a life much like many of her peers at the time. Of course there would have been differences in how she was treated, maybe she was scorned, maybe she was treated as an exotic thing, who knows - but we can see that in the middle of Victorian London she still found love, happiness, and a stable life.
Oh my goodness, how cute is that letter?
Someone needs to write a novel about "India Harriet" and her family.
I agree with @garypeter casella, the name "India Harriet" may in fact have been a racist nickname. The fact that Harriet was accepted at all, and brought to England to be educated, would have been seen as remarkable tolerant and progressive at the time.
Yes racism was there but Maybe in this case it was just to identify her. It was common that British used to name their daughter India because country India is referred as Mother India. And some still use to name their daughter by this name in England.
It is true. Either Diana's ancestor's story or most Anglo-Indian stories speak volumes. Having relationships with the locals was taboo and creates problems for their careers in colonial India. In Diana's story, the child was taken back to England, and her communication with her mother was cut off.
Exactly what i was thinking.. they weren't a tolerant society.. very few of them looked at Indians as people
@@Śiśna3633 It happened with Harriet too. She was cut off from her mother completely . As a mother to a little one, this makes my heart incredibly sad.
Olivia’s excitement and emotions got me crying!
That letter to the brother was pure Joy. My God
It must be lovely to find find out who your ancestors were. Olivia looks so joyful. :D
I hope I can someday learn more information about my ancestors, because I barely know anything about them.
How these records are kept for so long... Amazing!!
Olivia is such a sweetheart. Love her!
I do like the scenery in India. I think their architechts were very talented, and very forward thinking. Those old letters are so wonderful to hear, how the people expressed their passion. This is so great.
This was really a surprise gift... I'm from Calcutta and I adore Olivia Colman. Glad that to know about her roots.
Wow can't believe she came to my state Calcutta..now known as Kolkata❤
What westerners especially brits fail to take away from this video and videos like these is that Indians are a very forgiving people. I'd doubt that any other people would greet someone so warmly and be this hospitable if they knew that brits were responsible for 50 million deaths in famine after famine that they imposed upon their natives. Being this forgiving has been India's undoing, frankly.
You can write a book with all that happened to Harriot...even better a telenovela!
Can’t stop sobbing tears of joy for her sooo happy for her
3:34 Honestly, same Olivia, SAME!!
❤❤❤❤yesss sameee
Love story so sweet, I wish I could see where my ancesters came from
This should be a movie😭❤️❤️ I know I will hunt it down and binge watch it❤️
We ALL wanted to see a picture of Harriet! Lovely indeed!
I'm so glad I watched all the videos up to this one. That letter! Charles tells his brother what was in his heart! SO romantic. Lucky Olivia to discover this gem from her ancestor. :-)
Just stumbled upon this. One of my favorite actresses, and this is so beautiful.
Indian lady looks so much like my mom..
this is probably the most interesting, emotional piece of historical documentary I have probably seen...
And, moreover belonging to Bengal I feel a special connection to the story, maybe that's why the youtube algorithm suggested it to me...
What a sweet person Olivia is and what a wonderful history was uncovered. I watched these videos out of order but still, the story captivated me and I searched for them all and watched them anyway. I love how it shows we are all members of just one humanity and can care for each other.
" India Harriet" is such a typical family thing. I was Little Ruth and my dear auntie was Big Ruth, and I grew the taller but kept the nickname. There is another Ruth named after her Grandmother, my auntie, now. I'm in my 70's but still Little Ruth. 😊
Olivia is such a wonderful lady...
How do they find all these documents? This is fascinating!
wintersoldier2006 same!
She is a history professor of Calcutta University
Thats what i would like to know! Trying to do my husbands genealogy is almost impossible, his father was an Indian born in India
@@samanthabloggins1775 find state,distt,village may b..older ppl will remember if it was a small place..old census records can help..
@@nc-pf3qm thats easy to do here in North America and some European countries. But i have tried the same for India to no avail.
Im 66 and have been doing my families history since i was in Gr 7. Its my husbands i am having trouble with.
when olivia read the letter omg it makes me giddy. what an amazing love latter that was.
Olivia! You need to make this into a movie!!!
Harriot is a real beauty............. wow!!!
that photo did it for me! :)
As everyone here has said, I do believe, India Harriet's story is one for the telling. I hope that somewhere someone can make that happen.
Thats a very polite and British way of saying...
She was not pale enough to be English......but not Brown enough to be called Indian.....
So extra special......yes indeed.......!
@Li saaa I'm so called 'higher caste' and I'm not particularly fair but my brother is. So thats just a stereotype relating skin colour with the caste.
Variations exists in UK and India as far as colour goes. It was 100 years back, bygone is bygone for good, European actors were not so successful in Indian movies for their fair colour and light eyes, they struggle even today. Exception was hunterwali an out standing actress was ahead of time even by today's standards.
Omg I loved Dr. Chakraborty!
I think Olivia going to India to find out more about her ancestors is important because you really had to have been there to understand what Harriott left England to go back to. India was her home.
Was Harriet a British Indian ? How is her name Harriet or was it changed to that.
@@andreamessiasgomes7118 Her Father was British , Serving the East India Company. Her mother was a local Indian lady but we do not have any details about her.
6:39 Now Karnal (Karnaul) is in Haryiana
I agree with you. H's story should be made into a movie
So sweet, brought me to tears often.
Oh if only everyone could have a History teacher like this lady
This is so incredibly lovely!!
We should all be as delighted by things as Olivia Colman.
This is so very lovely!
Those smiles!
This is such a lovely story.
Amazed at how detailed these documents were....My great grandfather committed a crime in India (some petty drunken assault on guy) in the 1910s..I found no record of it here in India, but surprised on finding a chargesheet in England
How odd it is to imagine Charles and Harriet knowing their famous Great x3 grand daughter is gushing over their correspondences with family back home.
Oh how fantastic to unveil the love story of one's ancestors!!
I watched her in the Netflix series Broadchurch. Such a talented actor!
Those letters where amazing i was excited with every line read!!