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Engelbert Humper asked this question about An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India:
As an Indian I find this writer's venom against Britain more than a bit embarrassing. Britain left India about 70 years ago and with all the resources of modern technology India could have solved its problems of poverty long ago, instead of being the world's greatest reservoir of human misery. The British did a lot of good in India and in their empire, as well as a lot of evil. United India without them? A joke.
Rajesh Shah This book doesn't deal with the last 70 years of India but the 20 decades that British ruled our India. And it systematically and factually lays bare …moreThis book doesn't deal with the last 70 years of India but the 20 decades that British ruled our India. And it systematically and factually lays bare the evils of the British Raj and questions the supposed goods of the British. Simply put, at its heart, the britons had only 1 thing in mind - To earn as much as possible from India without caring what happens to its inhabitants. The evil they spread have been so effective that it still affects us. I suggest to read the book and provide a factual reasoning of what you think british did a good of. (less)
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