That is, each chapter focuses on a set of topics (Democracy for example) and we see the history and arguments on the topic spanning the entire history of British rule in India. “An Era of Darkness” is written in a non-linear fashion. Support Digital Amrit by Buying An Era of Darkness at Amazon What does this book cover?
If you are European (or a privileged White), it is likely that you will consider this book hyperbole. If you are Indian or belong to the sub-continent (like I am), it is likely that you will be emotionally affected by this book. Shashi Tharoor has left few avenues unexplored as far as the rapacity of the Empire is concerned.Ī topic like this is divisive.
“An Era of Darkness” is a hard-hitting book, even for those of us familiar with Indian history. This book is born out of his speech at Oxford where he participated in a debate on the proposition ‘Britain Owes Reparations to Her Former Colonies’. It is a bit rich, as I pointed out in Oxford, for the British to suppress, exploit, imprison, torture and maim a people for 200 years and then celebrate the fact that they are a democracy at the end of it What is the book about?Īn Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India is written by Shashi Tharoor, politician diplomat and author. But India’s flourishing democracy of seven decades is no tribute to British rule.
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