Illusions of empire: Amartya Sen on what British rule really did for India – podcast

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The Guardian

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🗓️ 30 July 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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It is true that before British rule, India was starting to fall behind other parts of the world – but many of the arguments defending the Raj are based on serious misconceptions about India’s past, imperialism and history itself. By Amartya Sen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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0:51.8	Illusions of Empire.
0:56.7	Amartya Sen on what British rule really did for India?
0:58.8	It is true that before British rule, India was starting to fall behind other parts of
1:03.6	the world, but many of the arguments defending the Raj are based on serious misconceptions
1:08.8	about India's past, imperialism and history itself.
1:13.9	By Amartya Sen, read by Raj Ghatak and produced by Esther Apokugeni.
1:21.2	The British Empire in India was in effect established at the Battle of Plasi on the 23rd of June
1:27.6	1757.
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