For people of the outside world, in the 18 th century, India was a “free marketplace” for the British who needed labor, jewelry, silk, valuable metals, you name it.įor those that don’t know, India participated in the world trading community with an astonishing 23% in the 18 th century – making it the world’s most material rich nation. The plight of many Indians is not a topic to be so easily scanned through.
On the other end, Shashi Tharoor strongly rejects this notion and states that India was basically robbed and stripped of its resources during the British reign. Nowadays, we bear witness to many Britishers who claim that India without its “Parent” nation would not have become the country it’s today. The British mainly used this as an incentive to subdue any urge for sovereignty, and thus, exportation of resources took place.įor over two centuries of exploitation and embezzlement, the once mighty Indian Empire was on the brink of collapse due to famine and poverty in large scales. Indeed, India was an agricultural and industrially backward nation at the time. The British rule in India was followed by a series of bloody events and plunders. Shashi is also a member of the parliament. He has been featured in multiple magazines worldwide, and as a speaker tries to tell the real story behind India’s lack of functionality. Shashi Tharoor is the author of many bestsellers, diplomat, and a politician who strives to preserve India’s authority by expressing the details. “ An Era of Darkness” reveals the horrors and atrocities committed by the British invaders, and how they managed to crush India from within. The battle for interest is a part of our subconscious mind, and many Empires such as the British one, took things too far by fully depriving the conquered people of its belongings and rights. Well, it’s not just India, but the world has always been prone to violence and territorial expansionism. Who Should Read “An Era of Darkness”? And Why?
Without further delay, find out what happened in the age of territorial expansion of the British Empire. Having the undistorted reality served on a silver platter is not a realistic scenario, due to an overload of false and forged documents. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of unanswered questions, regarding the Indo-British history. 7 min read ⌚ The History of the British Empire in India
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