Jenish Patel 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.

Jenish Patel What a joke by you! Britain just wanted to exploit India. There every good act on surface had the intention of exploiting India deep within. Bharatvar…moreWhat a joke by you! Britain just wanted to exploit India. There every good act on surface had the intention of exploiting India deep within. Bharatvarsh would have been united eventually and progressively with very much better culture and policies. The British influence was the worst.(less)

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