‘What honour is left when we have to take orders from traders who haven’t yet learned to wash their bottoms?’ | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

‘What honour is left when we have to take orders from traders who haven’t yet learned to wash their bottoms?’ | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by William Dalrymple |Published: August 17, 2019 11:02:34 am

‘What honour is left when we have to take orders from traders who haven’t yet learned to wash their bottoms?’

India’s transition to colonialism took place under a for-profit corporation, which existed entirely for the purpose of enriching its investors.

We still talk about the British conquering India, but that phrase disguises a more sinister reality, writes author William Dalrymple. (Source: File Photo)

The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire 
William Dalrymple  
Bloomsbury Publishing 
576 pages
Rs 699