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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India (Hardcover)

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An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India is a book by Indian author Shashi Tharoor, published in 2016. The book is a critical examination of the British rule in India, arguing that it was a period of economic exploitation, political repression, and social and cultural destruction.

Tharoor begins by tracing the history of the British East India Company, which established its first trading post in India in 1600. Over the next two centuries, the Company gradually expanded its control over the subcontinent, eventually defeating the Mughal Empire in the early 1800s.

Tharoor argues that the British rule in India was primarily motivated by economic greed. The British systematically drained India’s resources, exporting raw materials and importing finished goods. This deindustrialized India and led to widespread poverty.

Tharoor also criticizes the British for their political repression of Indians. Indians were denied basic rights and freedoms, and were often subjected to brutal violence. The British also imposed a system of racial segregation, which resulted in the marginalization of Indians.

In addition, Tharoor argues that the British had a devastating impact on Indian culture and society. They suppressed traditional Indian institutions and customs, and promoted their own values and beliefs. This led to a loss of identity and self-esteem among many Indians.

Tharoor concludes by arguing that the British rule in India was a period of darkness and oppression. He asserts that the British left India a poorer, less developed, and more divided country than they found it.

An Era of Darkness is a controversial book, but it has been praised by many critics for its well-argued and well-researched critique of British rule in India. It is an important book for anyone who wants to understand the legacy of British colonialism in India.

6 reviews for An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India (Hardcover)

  1. Sachin Manhas (Verified Purchase)

    A brilliant book with information that will shock many. Finally the history of the British Empire in India being told by an Indian as it was.

  2. Shaunak Akole (Verified Purchase)

    This book punctures every single argument made by the British apologists to justify their rule in India. Every attempt to sanitize the horrors of British raj has been smashed by Mr Shashi Tharoor in this book. I am proud of my MP.

  3. Puranjan Sarkar (Verified Purchase)

    There are so many tales of British fantasy that Tharoor shatters that the reader is left in a state of shock. I believe this book should be added to school courses in England for the public in general there to understand what we Indians went through during their occupation. Perhaps then they will show little respect towards us.

  4. Sandipan Pal (Verified Purchase)

    For those of us Indians, who are tired of reading Englishmen telling us that they made us into a modern and unified nation, a democracy and law-bound society as well as that British rule was benign and considerate, author Tharoor’s book will come as a welcome Indian contribution in striking back at the Empire with details of the actual lived truth of colonialism.

  5. Mahesh Wable (Verified Purchase)

    I often came across people in life who so casually says that we were doing better during British Rule. I believe this book is slap on the face of such people by Shashi Tharoor.

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