00:00Bharat is very proud of it. It's very big.
00:03As far as we look on the map, it's bigger than it.
00:30Global institutions dump the Mercator projection for the Equal Earth projection.
00:35The Equal Earth projection is a map designed as a modern alternative to the Mercator map
00:40to preserve real land-sized proportions.
00:42The Mercator projection was one of the first ever world maps created in 1569
00:47by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator to help sailors navigate seas.
00:53African Union leaders like Salma Malika Hadadi have called the old map
00:56the longest misinformation campaign in history.
00:59She argues it reinforces stereotypes that demean Africa's stature.
01:04Advocates are already pushing Equal Earth into classrooms
01:07while partners such as the World Bank, NASA and even Google on testcops at least
01:11are phasing out Mercator maps.
01:13In short, India is not tiny, Africa ain't small either.
01:16The Global South was never on the sidelines.
01:19It was just drawn that way.
01:21And now with maps like Equal Earth, the world finally looks a little more real.
01:26I'm Manish Wadhikari. Thank you for watching the Culture Project on mobile.
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