### id255397636 forced exile is oppressive > On their release, several Indian nationalists wrote about their experiences of kala pani, not just in physical terms but in emotional ones as well. Kala pani thus became strongly associated with colonial oppression. The British intent to cause spiritual suffering through forcing Hindus to cross the water became widely known. This strengthened the belief that the kala pani was a truly serious taboo, and the British must have been truly cruel to have employed it as punishment. - [View Highlight](https://reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/qzndgg/why_did_the_chola_empire_mount_a_naval_invasion/hm6b25m?__readwiseLocation=0%2F7%2F0%2F4%2F2%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F4%2F1%2F0%2F2%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F3%2F1%2F0%2F3%3A0%2C8%2F0%2F4%2F2%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F4%2F1%2F0%2F2%2F1%2F0%2F0%2F0%2F3%2F1%2F0%2F3%3A0#:~:text=On%20their%20release%2C%20several%20Indian%2Chave%20employed%20it%20as%20punishment.) - [[Hindis thought crossing the ocean led to impurities#id255397636 forced exile is oppressive|View in Vault]]