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“If America is a melting-pot, then to me India is a thali, a selection of sumptuous dishes in different bowls. Each tastes different, and does not necessarily mix with the next, but they belong together on the same plate, and they complement each other in making the meal a satisfying repast.”
― Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writing and Writers
― Bookless in Baghdad: Reflections on Writing and Writers
“Indians paid, in other words, for the privilege of being conquered by the British.”
― An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
― An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
“Bombs and bullets alone cannot destroy India, because Indians will pick their way through the rubble and carry on as they have done throughout history.”
― Pax Indica: India and the World of the Twenty-first Century
― Pax Indica: India and the World of the Twenty-first Century
“The sun never set on the British empire, an Indian nationalist later sardonically commented, because even God couldn’t trust the Englishman in the dark”
― An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
― An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
“When we kill people, we feel compelled to pretend that it is for some higher cause. It is this pretence of virtue, I promise you, that will never be forgiven by history.”
― An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
― An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
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