In this bold and incisive reassessment of colonialism, Tharoor exposes to devastating effect the inglorious reality of Britain's stained Indian legacy. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India by Shashi Tharoor 10,150 ratings, 4. Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj and reveals how Britain’s rise was built upon its plunder of India.
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