Abhishek Kumar answers “As an Indian I find this writer's venom...”

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.

Abhishek Kumar @Engelbert- Do you think 70 years good enough to solve the burning issue of Indians who are paralyzed with no better resource and almost crippled educ…more@Engelbert- Do you think 70 years good enough to solve the burning issue of Indians who are paralyzed with no better resource and almost crippled education system? British has literally ripped apart our country on all front. (less)

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