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- Опубликовано: 17 июл 2018
- Charles Allen, Jon Wilson, and Moin Mir in conversation with William Dalrymple
Even at the height of the Raj, the British only directly controlled three-fifths of India. Two-fifths of South Asia’s vast landmass always remained under the control of its indigenous princely rulers, split up between nearly 600 Princely States. "God created the Maharajahs," wrote Kipling, "so that mankind could have the spectacle of jewels and marble palaces.” Not all observers, however, were so enamored with India’s princes. Indian nationalist leaders like Nehru and Gandhi regarded them as foolish and wasteful playboys, spineless quizzings of the British and enemies of India’s freedom movement. Lord Curzon took an equally dim view, and railed in his despatches home against ‘the category of half-Anglicised, half-denationalized, European women-hunting, pseudo-sporting, and very often in the end spirit-drinking young native chiefs.’
But have the Maharajas been undervalued? A distinguished cast of historians of the Raj discusses their history with Moin Mir, author of Surat - Fall of a Port, Rise of a Prince.
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"it is convenient to forget them", of course...
as it will be to exorcise their connivance with the british!
Lovely to see u all here. 🙏
Where the hell are the slides?!
A very interesting talk, a big fan.
6:40 - women? Before westernization they were supposed to practice ascetic penances up until marriage.
All these princes were actually christianized and westernized by the British themselves.. Don't forget how you abducted numerous princes and even princesses.
where is the Indian audience in this 'Mughal Courtyard' 🤔?
have they all moved over to the Oxford Union debates 🙏 ?
what is wrong in listening oxford union debates?
Have you ever visited the extravagant Jaipur literature festival? If you had, you wouldn't have questioned this.