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  1. thethinker

    Shashi Tharoor: Britain owes reparations to India

    The crux of the thread was about British rule not beneficial to it's colonies at all. Don't keep going in circles or obfuscate your arguments by introducing false hypothetical substitutes (Japan would have been a worse colonial rule etc etc) or downplay crimes of British by trying to soften...
  2. thethinker

    Shashi Tharoor: Britain owes reparations to India

    Don't wiggle out of your earlier claims. You claimed that British caused misery (e.g: Bengal famine) due to "indifference" and "criminal negligence" when the fact is that this was a proactive policy and with clear criminal intent. It is of no surprise to anyone sane or with self-respect that...
  3. thethinker

    Shashi Tharoor: Britain owes reparations to India

    You seem to have an agenda of your own by using terms like "indifference" by British to downplay what was done. Let's expose your "indifference" claims : Are these the actions of an indifferent British government when specifically asked to address the starvation issue in Bengal ? Wheat from...
  4. thethinker

    Shashi Tharoor: Britain owes reparations to India

    :biggrin2: Seems Brits follow Paki model of education when it comes to shaping and educating young minds. ""There's hardly a single reference to the British empire as a whole in the English education curriculum," Dalrymple told DW. "British schoolchildren are completely unaware of everything...
  5. thethinker

    Shashi Tharoor: Britain owes reparations to India

    What I find interesting is @CrYsIs labelling people as arrogant, blind hypernationalists because they appreciate the debate speech by Mr. Tharoor while calling out his out of context self loathing rant. Let's consider the facts that the speech itself went viral all across India, so much so that...
  6. thethinker

    Shashi Tharoor: Britain owes reparations to India

    At least know the context before going all Amartya Sen here as well. His speech along with others was a collective argument regarding British rule's impact on former colonies. This was not about moral right he has or not have as an individual or the party he belongs to but a contested debate...
  7. thethinker

    Shashi Tharoor: Britain owes reparations to India

    True story. :truestory: "Winston Churchill, the hallowed British War prime minister who saved Europe from a monster like Hitler was disturbingly callous about the roaring famine that was swallowing Bengal’s population. He casually diverted the supplies of medical aid and food that was being...
  8. thethinker

    Shashi Tharoor: Britain owes reparations to India

    This debate had taken a while back. It getting lot of attention now before PM's visit to UK is interesting. Either way, it was a wonderful speech, political differences aside. He roasted Brits with his humour. Imagine standing in front of Brits in UK and delivering a gem which is something...
  9. thethinker

    Shashi Tharoor: Britain owes reparations to India

    That speech was a part of debate on whether British rule was beneficial for their colonies. The speakers were from various former colonies, Tharoor was one, someone from Jamaica and so on. The final outcome was that the arguments put forth by from former colonies (including that of...
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