Zareer Masani has a doctorate in history from Oxford and is a historian and broadcaster. His books include biographies of Indira Gandhi and Lord Macaulay.
Brothers were criminals, Mafia….. All agreed during East India times in India. They looted, plundered, caused immense daily exploitation,. Agreed. Some work which the generations enjoyed and continue so are Develoment of Lord Maculays Education system, that Indian Govt operates in our Schooling and university systems, since Lord mscaulay introduced in his reign. Brits also developed, Railways, Coal mining, crude oil in Assam Digboi town, postal system, Administration, law and order, Police, Armed forces, civil services, Medicine, Motor vehicles, transport, roads, ports, trade, commerce, irrigation in agriculture, Rationalisation of land records, Land revenue, allotment and sale purchase of land via Tehsil and District registry mechanism, during Mughal and before mughal, Indian Kings, no one had developed anything but developed their wealth and did enjoy…. This is reality. Some blame Britishers for all the ills. Some blame Mughals and earlier plundered from Turky, Iran, Afghans, Arabs,… Some blame the Indian Kings that ruled before the invadors….. The best out of worst were Britishers who did lots of overall development of this country even though Britishers also caused the bengal famine by Churchill caused millions death.. Horrible.. Shameful.
We have wasted much of our time the created history of these British officers Clive and Hastings. British certainly glorifies them. There is no point in reading about them in school syllabus which is of no practical value. It is up to someone who wants to do research on these guys.
In fact even in England Clive etc. find no mention in the school syllabus. In fact there are no references to Britain’s colonial past in the school syllabus anywhere in the U.K. The reason is not far to seek. Irrespective of how their credentials are sought to be burnished, most of them were buccaneers, charlatans, thieves, exploiters and warmongers. Even modern Britain realises this and wishes to disown/erase their shameful past by removing any references from current history syllabuses.
Very interesting article and wonderful comments. There is a debate in Shrewsbury, England, regarding removal of Clive’s statue in the town.
Brothers were criminals, Mafia….. All agreed during East India times in India. They looted, plundered, caused immense daily exploitation,. Agreed. Some work which the generations enjoyed and continue so are Develoment of Lord Maculays Education system, that Indian Govt operates in our Schooling and university systems, since Lord mscaulay introduced in his reign. Brits also developed, Railways, Coal mining, crude oil in Assam Digboi town, postal system, Administration, law and order, Police, Armed forces, civil services, Medicine, Motor vehicles, transport, roads, ports, trade, commerce, irrigation in agriculture, Rationalisation of land records, Land revenue, allotment and sale purchase of land via Tehsil and District registry mechanism, during Mughal and before mughal, Indian Kings, no one had developed anything but developed their wealth and did enjoy…. This is reality. Some blame Britishers for all the ills. Some blame Mughals and earlier plundered from Turky, Iran, Afghans, Arabs,… Some blame the Indian Kings that ruled before the invadors….. The best out of worst were Britishers who did lots of overall development of this country even though Britishers also caused the bengal famine by Churchill caused millions death.. Horrible.. Shameful.
We have wasted much of our time the created history of these British officers Clive and Hastings. British certainly glorifies them. There is no point in reading about them in school syllabus which is of no practical value. It is up to someone who wants to do research on these guys.
In fact even in England Clive etc. find no mention in the school syllabus. In fact there are no references to Britain’s colonial past in the school syllabus anywhere in the U.K. The reason is not far to seek. Irrespective of how their credentials are sought to be burnished, most of them were buccaneers, charlatans, thieves, exploiters and warmongers. Even modern Britain realises this and wishes to disown/erase their shameful past by removing any references from current history syllabuses.