![]() ![]() ![]() Tharoor investigates in detail the transformations in India’s society, industry, economy and agriculture caused by British exploitation of local resources, and confronts the common arguments regarding the purported benefits of British rule, such as railways and other infrastructure, democracy and laws. The book sets out a clear and comprehensive argument, exploring British rule’s impact with the aid of extensive statistics and detailed first-hand historical accounts. ![]() Title – Era Of Darkness: British Rule In India The book was inspired by a speech he made at the Oxford Union in 2015, which subsequently went viral on YouTube and galvanised conversation around Britain’s debts to its former colonies. Its author, Shashi Tharoor, is a politician and former diplomat as well as a bestselling author of both non-fiction and fiction. An Era Of Darkness: The British Empire in India, published by the Aleph Book Company in 2016, is an explosive and ground breaking examination of the effects of British rule in India, and its ongoing repercussions for modern India. ![]()
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