
The book mentions the various deceitful methods that were used to deindustrialize the Indian textile industries and further how the industrial revolution in Britain was made successful by discouraging Indian industries. Some of the major themes and ways in which the Britishers oppressed the Indians are mentioned by the author in the book which includes:īritish Loot: The author states about how the imperialist rule in our country led to the downfall of our Indian economy. He is the author of hundreds of articles and columns published in The Indian Express, The Hindu, The Times Of India and many other global publications.The book reiterates and reincarnates the planned exploitation done by the Britishers in India in a very factual and self-explanatory way. He is also a globally recognized speaker on India’s economics and politics.

Shashi Tharoor, the author is known for his fiction and non-fiction works.

He is also an acclaimed and an amazing writer who has authored over 16 bestsellers, all of them centered on India’s history, culture and politics.The Inglorious Empire is a manifestation of the British legacy of imperialism and oppression which gives a bitter account of India’s devastation by its Colonial masters.

Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician, a former United Nation diplomat who is currently a member of Indian parliament (Lok Sabha). “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor it must be demanded by the oppressed ” by Martin Luther King, Jr.,ĭr.
