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When the British built a 4,000-km wall ofthorns across India to tax a kitchen ingredient

'The Great Hedge of India' was a vast network of thorny bushes, trees, brushwood, customs posts and patrol routes.

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Hindustan Times26 Aug 2026, 06:58 amUpdated 3h ago1 min readIndiaIndia
When the British built a 4,000-km wall of thorns across India to tax a kitchen ingredient

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'The Great Hedge of India' was a vast network of thorny bushes, trees, brushwood, customs posts and patrol routes.

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Source: Hindustan Times. Published 26 Aug 2026, 06:58 am.

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