Dr Shashi Tharoor: “India’s share of the world economy when Britain arrived on its shores was 23 per cent. By the time the British left it was down to below four per cent. Why? Simply because #India had been governed for the benefit of Britain"

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[–]jet199 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

But what relationship do those pictures have with that fact? A small economy does not cause famines.

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Churchill did order all the food confiscated from Bengal.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Great satire.

[–]MongrelFreeStuff 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Its actually true, my parents are from bengal. Many died because of this