Sahitya Akadmi Award 2019, Shashi Tharoor's An Era Of Darkness

SHASHI THAROOR'S VIEWS ON POST COLONIAL STUDY AND CRITIQUE OF FILMS :

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                                Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician , writer and also a former international Diplomat who is currently serving as Member of Parliament , Lock Sabha from Thruvananthapuram, Kerala, since 2009. He is famous for his English as well as his books. Recently the list of SAHITYA ACADEMI AWARS is declared in which Tharoor's An Era of Darkness won the award in the category of non -fiction.

SPEECH AT OXFORD UNION :

LOOKING BACK AT THE BRITISH RAJ IN INDIA. THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH :

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY KARAN THAPAR ON HIS BOOK AN ERA OF DARKNESS :

ABOUT BRITISH COLONIALISM IN INDIA IN HIS NEW BOOK AN ERA OF DARKNESS :

THE BLACK PRINCE :

VICTORIA AND ABDUL :

                In all videos Tharoor point out most crucial issues like Poverty in India during British rule , how they used our innocent people in the bulding  of railway in India.The most important thing is that  how smoothly with correct statistics Tharoor put his point in his speech . he talked about slavery, starvation,  how they used us in the world war , about tax, about the supply of Rifles, cloths. He also talked bout colonialism in Africa. This speech by Tharoor is a best example of how to make a good and to the point arguments. The argument which i liked the most is the arguments he presented at the Oxford University. His argument was to the point without any exaggeration ( not like other politicians , who without any  correct information  just vomit on the stage or in parliament.)

Now about the movie The Black Prince, Best example of colonization in India by Britishers. In the movie the charecter of Duleep Singh, reminds me of Friday from Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe.Even the people who were taking care of Duleep Singh raised him in Christianity knowing that he is a Sikh, and whenever there must be any function they used to drees him in Indian royal attire with turban, sword, jewelry. And the all used to call hi Black Prince, even if he is whitish not African. Britishers were masters in "Divide and Rule" game. Best example of "ONE CAN SMILE AND SMILE AND BE A VILLAIN".