Tharoor mentions how the British exploitation had led a former flourishing economy renowned for producing luxury textiles, spices, ships and natural resources to a mere colony that could only grow as much with all the limitations it faced and profusely turned into a raw material producing region. A curse so powerful, that it withstood the ravages of time to segregate us concerning the matters of politics externally and caste, religion and language internally. The Rajas during this period were in an incursive conflict with each other for gaining power and territories and the foreign strategists grasped this situation as a potent break-in to inflict the curse. The British policy of divide and rule has proven so lethally effective that it is still prevalent in contemporary social and political scenarios and remotely is a part of our everyday life.

How? The curse of ‘divide and rule’ created by the British, the political schism of the Indian rulers over territories, the loss of strong central authority and the death of Aurangzeb and his influence which depleted with his death. The British who set foot on this land as traders initially, soon transcended into a ruling power. India was the world’s most renowned exporter of fine textiles and gourmet spices. This book has been driven from Dr Shashi Tharoor’s speech at the 2015 Oxford Union.Īccording to Tharoor, the pre-eminent laws, rules and regulations promulgated by the British during its 200 years of dominion over India were an effort to earn long-term benefits while depriving the nation of its own wealth. Through this book, Dr Shashi Tharoor postulates his ideology on the British rule in India and deduces why ‘Britain owes reparations to her former colonies’. Was the British dominion of India a genuine attempt toward the civilization of the masses? Or was it a subtle act of plunder? An eminent personality, a prolific politician and writer, and one who possesses the power to inspire the aspiring masses, Dr Shashi Tharoor passionately debates the substantial motive of India’s colonialization in his book ‘Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India’. Published by: Aleph Book Company (India)Hurst Publishers 2017 (UK)

Title: Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India. Shashi Tharoor reveals to the readers the gory and exploitative nature of British rule over India for nearly a century. Book Review: Inglorious Empire: What the British did to IndiaPosted on : July 18, 2022

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