Battle of Buxar
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Who did the Brits conquer India from?
Did the British take India from the Muslims or from the Hindus? The question cannot be answered, because it was never true. The empire they inherited had already fallen apart,…
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Review: The Anarchy, by William Dalrymple
Major Agha Amin’s longer review of Dalrymple’s The Anarchy calls the author a jester who plays to the gallery, lists alleged factual errors on dates and places, and argues the…
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Book Review: The Anarchy (William Dalrymple)
A short review of Dalrymple’s The Anarchy by Major Amin, who argues the East India Company restored order in a subcontinent already in anarchy. The host adds that Dalrymple’s books…
