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Local Radio,3 mins

Views from Cheltenham on South Asians and glittering gold

Manny Masih

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It was reported last week that the price of gold fell to its lowest level in two years. The price of the precious metal fell by 9.2%. It's the biggest plunge in gold price for more than 30 years and has wiped 1 trillion US dollars off the value of global reserves of the precious metal. In this extract ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ reporter Anisha Indawala speaks to Vasanthi Shankar. She’s originally from Calcutta in India but now lives in Cheltenham. She speaks about the cultural value of gold in South Asian communities...

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