The case for India
by Will Durant
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One of the most comprehensive and an unbiased account of british atrocity rule from the eyes of an american historian. The author Will Durant presents before us unflinching. unwavering and powerful account of the atrocities committed by British rule on Indian economy, politics and culture. In 1930, he published The Case for India while he was on a visit to India as part of collecting data for The Story of Civilization. He was so taken aback by the devastating poverty and starvation he saw (he imagined this age-old condition to be a result of British imperial policy in India) that he took time
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Anyone interested in a concise, passionate, but well-researched account of India's situation while it was under foreign rule should check out Will Durant's The Case For India. It's eye-opening.
on “Marc Andreessen Pro-Colonialism Tweet Riles India Tech World” ↗I’ve been reading ‘The Case for India’ by Will Durant recently, and it’s amazing to see India go from owning 25% of the worlds wealth, to being pillage by the British, to now have overtaken Britain again. It’s a fascinating history. https://www.drtulsian.com/interestingReading/other/Will_Dura...
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