In 1857 the Sepoy Mutiny shook the British in India badly; the East India Company was removed as nominal rulers of India and was replaced by the British Crown. However, the famous diamond, Koh-i-Noor, (meaning Mountain of Light) was taken from Lahore (from the child king of Punjab, Maharaja Duleep Singh, son of Maharaja Runjeet Singh) in 1849, eight years before the Mutiny. So it was never really the Jewel in the Crown but it surely became an integral part of the British Crown Jewels, and is still displayed in the Tower of London.
Over the years several Indians have tried to get the Koh-i-Noor back to India, but in vain. As a result, disgusted Indians planned a suitable revenge on the British. They invented a special brand of condom and named it Koh-i-Noor. The Mountain of Light was replaced by the Fountain of Tight.
(But the original wasn’t lubricated, except when swallowed.)
Over the years several Indians have tried to get the Koh-i-Noor back to India, but in vain. As a result, disgusted Indians planned a suitable revenge on the British. They invented a special brand of condom and named it Koh-i-Noor. The Mountain of Light was replaced by the Fountain of Tight.
(But the original wasn’t lubricated, except when swallowed.)
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