Debate of Britain's Colonial legacy and the impact on society today

Sky News speaks to Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire: What The British Did To India, about Britain's Colonial Legacy and how it is interpreted.
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[@pranksterblue]

The anchor tried so hard....but....one cannot escape the history.

[@tjron_e]

lol yup

[@musicisimportant5699]

Amit Gupta same for shashi he murdered his wife jan 2014

[@vishalravindran2266]

That's absolutely true, British always want to cover up all

[@star4all750]

@@musicisimportant5699 probably brits kill her and blame him ...

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

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[@amaru250]

Interviewer is killing me. Who was most to blame, the exploiter or exploited?? Are we seriously asking that question?

[@sumitpatil4229]

It's like saying ..."Ladki ne ashleel kapde pehne the aur raat mein akele ghoom rahi thi ...ab rape nahi hoga toh kya hoga" 😂

[@sm24572]

@@sumitpatil4229 It’s mixing up nudity and rape. I don’t support rape or don’t support nudity either.

[@suepem]

Well I remember being told the British in India never number more than 250,000 why didn't the huge Indian population join together and expel them.

[@langflo5615]

@@suepem This is when they played the Divide and rule policy... India is a pretty secular country with a large number of religious communities coexisting together. Hindu and Muslim being the majority. Now when the uprisings began. the British empire was threathened by the growing protests which were stonger due to the unification of the communities. That is when they imput elements of hatred and distinction between the Hindus and the muslims which actually fulfilled their motive and divided the Indians. The hate between the two communities was so strong that it continued till Independence and finally the partition between Indian and Pakistan Happened ..something that was never supposed to happen.. I hope uh got ur answer

[@suepem]

Sorry autocorrect. British Empire and Muslim Mughals.

[@ClannCholmain]

On 26 January 1950, Éamon de Valera was asked to be guest of honour at a reception in Birmingham to celebrate the declaration of India as a republic. At first glance it seemed an unusual choice. The organisers were asked why they had not chosen a fellow Indian. Their response was unequivocal: ‘We and the Irish had strong ties of friendship. We suffered under the same tyranny for many centuries. They had the Black and Tans; we had the massacre of Amritsar. They had de Valera and Casement and MacSwiney; we had Gandhi and Nehru and Bose. They had Sinn Féin; we had our National Congress. They had the IRA; we had the INA. It is not only for the smile and the shamrock we know Ireland. It is for the toughness of their leaders and for the rebellion in their hearts.’ Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇳

[@jacobraju4479]

This is class, firs time hearing about this! Cheers for sharing!

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

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[@biebersucks27]

Wow💪♥️

[@hdsgrewal]

Amazing

[@taintabird23]

When Ireland became a republic, India was one of the first countries to receive and Irish Ambassador.

[@tusharverdekar7923]

During British rule, there were widespread famines in 1769, 1782, 1791, 1837, 1860, 1865, 1868, 1873, 1876, 1888, 1896, 1899, 1905, and 1943. An estimated 55 to 60 million Indians died in these famines. If mass murder were a sport, this would be a bigger score than Hitler, Stalin, and Pol Pot put together.

[@tigressnsnow]

Tushar Verdekar Indians still die in famines, floods,quakes and natural disasters. What's your point?

[@shalomjoseph7909]

tigressnsnow the point is that it could have been avoided. These were man made disasters.

[@tigressnsnow]

Shalom Joseph Educate me. How could all these famines have been avoided? Where is the list of famines before or after Home Rule? There were 14 famines in India from the 11th - 17th Centuries over a period of 2,500 yrs long before Britain came to India at the invitation of the Raj. Go peddle your hatred elsewhere and complain to the SE Asian climate.

[@sudhakarnayak1210]

tigressnsnow It must be very nice to write it in the comfort of your home drinking a bit tea isn't it. My grandfather told me stories of the great British empire treating people like bugs and how difficult life was at that time. Just denial of all the historical records and evidence is not what I expected from today's British people. If they aren't sorry for what predecessor did in the past then we may forgive them but god won't.

[@tigressnsnow]

Sudhakar Nayak Firstly don't presume I drink tea😀 Empire builders don't destroy they build up. How was life for Mughal India before the British East India company came in the early 1600's? Were there hospitals? Was there disease and famine? What did your ancestors do to earn a living long before your grandfather's time? Were your ancestors wealthy? What was the economy like? Did India exist as a nation with one common language? Britain pays aid annually to India of £280 million. By 2007, India was the world's largest recipient of aid from all over the world. In 2010, it received £54 billion from other countries, hard earned tax payer monies. The Indian economy is India's responsibility not the responsibility of the world. It has had 70 yrs of independence and still it begs. Churchill knew that India wasn't ready for Home Rule yet when is a good time to let go? India was still immature as a new nation and its leaders always arguing. Blaming dead people who lived in the 17th - 20th Century for India's plight today isn't very practical. Britain invests huge amounts of money in India eg 2010 £1.8 billion. Shashi needs as a politician to stop his hate filled biased book selling tour and go home and clear out the corruption endemic to India for centuries. Shashi should have a positive vision for India and be a part of it through action. He should think of all the great things he could be doing and leave a legacy he can be proud. Maybe then like Churchill his country will give him a State funeral in his honour.

[@maddycooper9743]

Wow, Tharoor is so articulate and knowledgeable. And he is totally correct; we are not raised and educated to be aware of our criminal history. Churchill is revered as one of the best British prime ministers. Also why must most Sky reporters and many others, interrupt and conduct themselves in such a rude, patronising way

[@pqr6614]

Maddy Cooper hey Maddy, are u Irish ?

[@tonysopranoification]

dude keep your pants up...

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Maddy Cooper kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqHKqIGma5lqgac

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

Maddy Cooper kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJeVk4qga66Ko9E also know

[@sampatkalyan3103]

Churchill is worse then hitter

[@TheJainmehul]

I don't say the British people today are responsible for anything. But the sheer audacity to claim that British Empire was somehow good for india pisses me off to no end and what makes people like Mr. Tharoor raise these issues.

[@tripleh5369]

Mehul Jain exactly

[@dimitarie]

That's true

[@LS-fv3dr]

i think British still clean and polished over 200 year old kohanoor diamond which one belong to india that still in a crown of Queen but they don't wanna apologize for 200 year old loots and killing 100000000 Indian wow

[@tigressnsnow]

Saumya Jha What was it then that made them vulnerable to being colonised? So rich, so civilised and maybe so unprotected and disunited as a nation with a myriad of languages instead of one unifying one. Wonder who taught Shashi English so he could complain later to the world about history?

[@shalomjoseph7909]

tigressnsnow there is no complaining, but when people try to bury their wrongs under the carpet that's when it becomes our responsibility to highlight these issues. England will live in tears for the rest of it's existing time.

[@fivecent4483]

Today the British still have the same mentality, we are lucky that they don't have the power to do that anymore.

[@graybeard3291]

ok Stephen So - full of BS

[@edwinpotes3537]

Gray Beard is yet another skinhead tryna deny his grandparents' and descendants actions. Shamful. UK should be embarrassed

[@Kurio71]

@Hellothere 1553 India is a country on the move.

[@Anonymous-lw4nq]

@Hellothere 1553 And your source ? India has larger Economy than Uk, growing much faster. Indian Corporations own some of the oldest british companies. India has 4th in strongest military. India has "less" active nuclear warheads but can stockpile a 1000 more within months, since we have large reserve of Uranium, Oh, and we also have the largest reserve of Thorium. Whole Uk comes under India's nuclear missile range. We have robust satellite technology and infrastructure, which can check every movement of Uk. India has young lucrative market for foreign investors, unlike Uk. I don't know how is Uk more powerful, hmm NATO ??? LoL. Uk has trade deficit with India, we don't wanna loose that. Your "glorious" past is gone mate. So let's be friends.🍻

[@archanapawar6033]

@Hellothere 1553 I think u still live in early 20th century 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@harshvaghela47]

Shashi just came into beast mode at the end of the video.

[@pwan3971]

the last few minutes were insane

[@musicisimportant5699]

he spoke too fast so it's all lies

[@vaibhavgaur_]

@@musicisimportant5699a lie , just like your existence

[@nitinpant8173]

Hahah... Raging bull

[@sharadjain2463]

It was very necessary, anchor was rude and arrogant and trying to hide atrocities done by Britain in all possible way.

[@vc2616]

WHAT A MAN! He knows his stuff, the news a anchor was speechless.

[@makhdoommohammad8923]

A stylishly bold and eloquent speeker. His case is well researched and well articulated.

[@musicisimportant5699]

Makhdoom Mohammad welll made up

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

Victory V kzbin.info/www/bejne/kITdg6aLbbWGnqc

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

Victory V it's possible to tell lies confidently

[@gauravdey4163]

@@musicisimportant5699 12:00 Britain is also a false looted made up country

[@donfrancis1246]

I like how the anchor abruptly stopped the discussion when he was left speechless by the lengthy discourse by Shashi Tharoor 😅

[@nabamkoko4869]

The anchor is ignorant and angry.... even if it was 100 years ago India is still facing the repercussions....

[@sportstv1217]

even after 100 years it is affecting that must be insanely scary

[@darrenkelly4373]

Love the way the anchor tries to use the famine in Ireland as an argument that famines happen without British interference and then he is brought back down to earth when he is told that happend because of British policy

[@sharadjain2463]

Another anchor at Al Jazeera was comparing Kashmir with British empire despite knowing the fact that Kashmir is not colonized by India

[@hypocritepig9459]

If the Britishers even had an iota of shame they would have disowned Churchill, instead he is deeply revered. My father lost his two brothers and his father in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, he was just 3. I had expectations from Cameron when he visited the site to pay homage to the victims that he would tender an apology, but he didn't disappoint being a slave to the throne he is fulfilling his masters commands. I agree the that the present generation of brits don't owe us any apology, but to dismiss the atrocities of the empire and not even including it in the history books is pure evil. This is why of late Indians are insensitive to the terror attacks taking place in UK, they feel brits had it coming to them

[@takingdumponpresidenttrump669]

Churchill still did other great things. It would be like Americans disowning Woodrow Wilson because he was a racist.

[@sabhishek9289]

@@takingdumponpresidenttrump669 Lol Americans do hate Woodrow Wilson. Americans never liked him.

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

hypocrite pig kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJeVk4qga66Ko9E hypocrite pig

[@hiheyxd]

Ya had yer wish mate, Churchill statue is being defaced by blm protestors

[@theuksmostwanted6103]

@@takingdumponpresidenttrump669 Wilson was KKK member so they should disown him

[@raunee100]

Bravo Mr. Tharoor!

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

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[@vishwakat8743]

I'm doing A levels History, the course is very good biut they actually don't teach us jack about Colonial History, there isn't even an option for Colonial History.

[@tigressnsnow]

Vishwakat Britain's history is about colonising the world otherwise known as the British Empire later morphing into the Commonwealth of Nations. If there is no mention of countries colonised by Britain in British history, go to a better university or go to the library. Here in Australia at my local library (free book loans) I can also access 4 copies of Shashi's book of historical complaints.

[@theunknown9123]

@@tigressnsnow why are u so frustated and salty? Everything alright?

[@theunknown9123]

@@tigressnsnow Salty book? Really? Well in that case... Truth hurts my Friend... Amd facts dont care about ur emotions...

[@tigressnsnow]

THE UNKNOWN For what purpose apart for listing complaints was Shashi's book written? Has anyone written a book complaining about the colonisation of Britain by the Italians (ROMANS). No, but India with its yearly aid monies wants to complain about history.

[@guitarlover1297]

@@tigressnsnow 50 Billion Pounds? In what universe? I believe the aid sent in by the UK to NGOs in India was around 250 million GBP? Besides, UK has stopped sending aid to India. This is after the Indian government categorically denied any need for such aid, and an elected Member of Parliament addressing viewers in the UK and referring to such aid as 'lower that India's Fertiliser subsidy aid'. The purpose for such a book is simple. The world mourns for atrocities of notorious dictators and in the same breath, regard people like Churchill as some sort of paragon of humanity. The world berates Myanmar (rightly so) for casting out their people, and fails to acknowledge the atrocities they themselves have perpetrated on people living their lives in distant lands like India and the various countries of Africa.

[@subrato68]

the anchor failed to answer sashi's question he felt its better to wind up..

[@maestro8766]

I am living in UK for the last 5 years and I did my graduation with mostly my british friends, worked with them but what they are talking @2:10 is absolutely right. Students aren't taught the history of colonialism, it ends at Kings such as Richards and Henrys nothing in modern history related to the east india empire and their ill-gotten wealth is taught.

[@andrewwilliams9312]

Colonial history can be taught in UK schools as early as Key Stage 3 in "ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901" part of the National Curriculum. It depends on the school what options are actually taught.

[@hogrideeeeer]

@@andrewwilliams9312 I don't think anybody actually learns that. It goes from Henry that nobody cares about to the heroism of ww2.

[@OMKARKULKARNIorkul1991]

This man deserves to become the Prime Minister of India in near future. India needs brilliant knowledgeable PM instead of just politician.

[@musicisimportant5699]

OMKAR KULKARNI right wife murderer better then tea seller/ butcher of gujarat

[@lalitachauhan3500]

But he is in a wrong political party ...

[@sumitpatil4229]

@@musicisimportant5699 LOL dude ! That's very dark 🤣

[@mininigenovesi7333]

I'd prefer him as british prime minister. Certainly he would deal with brexit in a much better way

[@VidyutSKG]

Dr Manmohan Singh is the best economist of this century and see how Indians treated him while he was the PM.

[@sldotcom6609]

This is an eye opener. The atrocities that west has done on humanity is mind boggling. There is a need for a proper research on these topics.

[@anweshakar146]

But it won't be done, it will be dusted under the carpet because imperialism hasn't ended yet.

[@sldotcom6609]

Anwesha Kar - Trust the power of social media. Before the media was controlled by the people in power.

[@lukebruce5234]

+Anwesha Kar Become a scholar and start researching. We need as many educated people as possible. Nobody else can do this research but us.

[@rishabhbhatt1393]

@@corruptionMJ they should be beaten down wherever we find them

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

sl dot com shashi is a very good liar

[@LuckySingh-tv5ye]

As an apology Britain should return Kohinoor to India. It was looted from India and should be returned to its rightful owner ie India

[@amitparida6668]

Lucky Singh well it's not possible ..cuz the amount estimated is way vast and UK will collapse if they pay all that back .

[@abhijitsingh3744]

As Shashi Tharoor has said, "any amount which is credible is not payable, and any amount which is payable is not credible". Not to mention that paying back India could open a can of worms of other previously colonized countries demanding reparations.

[@azhadar1106]

Lucky Singh it's ours by strength of arms... Blame your ancestors who couldn't defend themselves...

[@Mar00f]

lorna loves celtic Celtic Apply that logic to rape, murder or any other crime. Kinda works :)

[@sunildutt7650]

Material things like diamond and the artifacts can returned

[@GG-ki4gj]

Sky news reporters need to be more respectful .

[@Redemption-r]

Sky news has an extreme right wing mentality. That is my understanding.

[@ritishp]

The Anchor is probably ashamed or frustrated with the facts .. Just accept the facts , say sorry and move on !!

[@thecarpetman7687]

He’s just playing devils advocate

[@sahiljamwal9041]

They were Thieves and a thief never tell about his theft and so they don't teach about the colonial past of British.

[@musicisimportant5699]

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[@dazzag371]

Operation legacy, Britain destroyed evidence of there colonial atrocities

[@minhasmazhar9631]

Absolutely correct and measured in his response. Love and respect, Mr Thraroor, from Pakistan.

[@doncorleonecorleone1095]

And India and Pakistan should not fight among themselves its a trap or we can say a game that made British happy looking at peoples fools like us to fight among ourselves. They made us do that and divided our entire nation. Love from India ❤️🇮🇳🇵🇰

[@apologeticvoice6035]

Tharor should teach English history to English; the English anchor should learn English from tharor.

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

tangtok konyak but not murder wife like tharoor

[@justpreeth]

Right thats what we should focus on @@fanofyoutubers9792! Such exceptional intelligence at work here!!

[@dipakbhadange234]

Shashi Tharoor is doing a great job. Not just he wrote that book n bring back the brutal forgotten history, but the way he is taking these foreign talk shows n presenting India s case, is very appreciative.

[@azvadmohd1784]

He is really a Prime Minister Material😊

[@abhijithsajeev9718]

@Niku Singh is he?

[@eastindwatch4215]

2024

[@nabamkoko4869]

It's sad there are people like this ignorant anchor.... who will ask Mr. Tharoor... wasn't there any advantage of colonial rule? But will not be ready to accept the wrong doings of the British empire. This is called educated illiterate.# Denying the truth won't change the truth#

[@warnpassion]

nabam kamzang I wouldn't blame him but I would blame their system for keeping the younger generations completely ignorant of their country's real history.

[@vishaljoshi6541]

We need more people like tharoor to raise their voice against the british colonialism atrocities we are proud of u sir..

[@Tom_Samad]

Vishal Joshi i am a British Bangladeshi and i am extremely proud of him as well.

[@sharadjain2463]

Yes

[@24mmfilm40]

I don't know why anyone is angry. We love suking on british thumbs . Even after independence we still follow them in every turn

[@mohammedhussain8591]

Well explained By Dr Tharoor, a highly intellectual person who clearly knows his facts.

[@lukmannakib7497]

A much long awaited buried truth opened at last,such a brilliant person he is!

[@warnpassion]

Lukman Nakib I was waiting for this day since the time I learnt about it in the 10th standard. It finally arrived in 2013. 😊😊

[@robertmcveigh1572]

The only thing the U.K. could do is disband into the 4 countries that made it up in the first place. Also give Northern Ireland to its rightful owner🇮🇪

[@TheAaronChand]

But us Indians modern day Pakistan and Bangladesh included since it was a United country. Pre 1947 have one thing in common with Ireland both of us where ruled by the English and our countries where divided into two .

[@user-lc5wd3zj7u]

Typical English saying "what if". We are all referring to what did which is the English colonisation. Not the what if someone else colonisation...

[@madhura8898]

"This is like saying you'd prefer bring flogged by a whip over being flogged by a cane, I'm sorry I'd rather not be colonized by anybody." 3:34 Epic.

[@edatusc]

Wonderful! The apologists are out of the woodworks in full flow defending the glorious colonial legacy of the British Empire where the Brits sang kumbaya with the locals and left after some tea. Nothing bad happened.

[@ragamb1]

Ed Mason a lot of bad things happened actually

[@edatusc]

Raghav Sharma - I know! I was being sarcastic !

[@kcbamania2600]

Hahaha! Forgive the non-getters.

[@tigressnsnow]

Khajoor India knows the legacy of British rule. Britain got tea and curry and India got a unifying national language and the foundations of its present day infrastructure such as its laws, government not to mention its education, Christianity, health, rail, post and civil service systems. They also have membership to the greatest global club with all of its privileges, the Commonwealth of which a third of the world's population belongs. Many also have British blood from intermarriage and centuries of descendants related to British people, Anglo Indians. They're family.

[@celticlass6826]

tigressnsnow India gave us our numerical system such as zero. Also yoga and chutney and the kamasutra. :D

[@MrHiddleston110]

Anchor be like: "I tried so hard and got soo far but in the end, it doesn't even matter." after being burned by Shashi Tharoor!

[@MalvikaMohan]

The host is really so desperately trying to defend the colonial enterprise! Sadly that didn't work !

[@ibnpanjshir6704]

They always mentions the holocaust which I know was a terrible thing to do.... But the Indians who suffered at that same time is never mentioned in their comomerations. He is right they have statue of animals but not Indian soldiers... In France there are more Indian soldiers buried than British soldiers themselves. Indians have played a big part in helping Britain against Hitler

[@tanakiran7740]

Divide and rule policy is what british did to India. British tried to break India in princely states and divide India on the basis of religion. They were partly successful to do that but soon Indians realised that they should stick together in order to fight against britishers. So dont take the credit for unification. Indians united because of your attrocities and second class treatment on their own land.

[@tunirdas3513]

The fact that brits still think that British empire was something that they should be proud of, is diabolical....

[@NurryFuts]

Ehmmm.... I support the fact that I'm not responsible for what Churchill and the Brits of that time did to India but the host appears to be defending said colonialism. That stuns me. Acknowledgments of the wrongs inflicted upon India are essential! Even if the innumerable concept of reparations aren't acted upon, at the very least apologies are to be made and lasting partnerships in good faith maintained. Just acknowledge it. That's a good start, denial and justification are unacceptable.

[@A_duck9853]

I agree

[@vbansal3932]

U r not responsible but u still enjoy the ill-gotten wealth or have build your own wealth on the opportunities and wealth as Indian tears of suffering

[@HaggardPillockHD]

I have to admit I'm ignorant on this matter, but sad to hear about the numerous deaths that occurred after the partition.

[@tusharverdekar7923]

Haggard Pillock just Google how much wealth did the British took from India during colonial rule.

[@tigressnsnow]

Haggard Pillock Go see Viceroy movie. Not that I'm recommending the 'facts' in it. Amazing how script writers need to be dramatic for effect. Do your own research. Real life is sometimes more dramatic than reel life. Churchill in quite a few movies lately seems to be blamed for many bad historical events.

[@saumyayaya7351]

tigressnsnow Probably because he was a criminal?

[@YadavJi-qh8gb]

I'm proud of u shashi

[@kunalmore5212]

dinesh yadav he is from the congress party and not the blow job party

[@siddhantpriyadarshi3738]

Kunal More Yes. And so is rahul gandhi

[@joedias7946]

The anchor got a proper whipping. A few lashes and his Back broke.

[@GagandeepSingh-np7yk]

haha how anchor ended, left with no words

[@rajeev0]

Superbly articulated Dr Tharoor🙏

[@tranquildaysindiantours4098]

The way the anchor winded up and ran!!!🏃🏻‍♂️😂🤣

[@surajmalla2099]

Which movies glimpse was that in the begining ??

[@neelamtezi2482]

The reporter seems like getting frustrated and boastful by hearing every reply from that man😅

[@pramukhtiwari2663]

Legend says that the anchor is now trying to learn hindi😆😆

[@MegaSpiderpunk]

How is my man Shashi speaking more eloquently than a native English man.

[@soumiabenrekia5796]

The title is a bit misleading, the word "Legacy" is mostly positive.

[@mahabahuprasad3945]

My message to Royal Family is - We did forgive but we didnot forget. There is still time for an apology.

[@koteswararaobondada7325]

Forgot to mention on my earlier comment, my uncle Capt Papa Rao ( Indian National Army) imprisoned in Andaman Jail later on he died, his wife whereabouts not known, recently we came to know that she died in old age home. Very sad and painful, these kind of facts and stories are many. Many families ruined.

[@shafquatzamankhan5932]

Worst anchor ever! Well done, Dr. Shashi Tharoor! 👍🏽

[@24thaug]

He should be prime minister of India

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

A S kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJeVk4qga66Ko9E

[@chandrakantkapdi9833]

He would be in future if he joins BJP and not waste his energy and brilliance with losers of Nehru,Gandhi dynasty of congress party!

[@darshanpitale3962]

Hi can u give me the movie name which the small clip as shown in this video

[@RakidulAlam]

impeccable

[@bmeghani88]

Hard to argue against any of that. The best argument would have be "It wasn't me that did that hundreds of years ago"

[@Ziggyziggy1]

It's come to many peoples attention, What an empire truly is, This is one example when i am truly grateful the social media exists, The true nature of british colonialism must be taught in schools...

[@ricksbro7235]

absolutely nailed it,,sashi taroor,,facts,,!!

[@leslychandy962]

Well said Dr Shashi. The host got a good knowledge of british history.

[@VishalGupta-od5mf]

Sashi can teach English to the Brits. He is so very eloquent!

[@kartikeyasinha7793]

Indians are good at forgiving and forgetting. We must forgive but not forget- Shashi Tharoor

[@dnyaneshpatade]

Thumbs up to Shashi Tharoor's research and effort to take it to this level.

[@marufpadaya5274]

7:27 That Monologue 🔥

[@pinkyogioriginal]

I love his voice

[@jennifergopinath]

Wow,mesmerizing & FantaFabulous answer,knowledgeable & to the point! There is nobody to date in the Indian Government who could fight for India with just words/ history at their finger tips! May be Suresh Gopi! Adichuppollichu Monday Dineshaaa!

[@AbdurRahman-mb1vr]

Amazing end

[@sughoshmundra3592]

I'm proud of him! Thanks for representing the true ideologies!

[@anthonyinger2867]

My violin has just committed suicide.

[@deadpoolwhoslaysassholes1586]

I'm Indian and even I didn't know that. Wow!!!😮

[@zakirshaik9123]

Nailed it Mr shahi

[@thomasmahoney4991]

Obviously I agree with the man being interviewed; he is certainly right in saying that the UK did much more wrong than it did right when it came to colonising India, and the citizens of the UK should certainly be aware of the problems the colonisation caused in India as well as the profit it brought to our country. But what I do not agree with is that British people should be apologetic for this colonisation. The Germans for example committed countless atrocities in WW2 (and the UK did during the colonisation), however I would never ask the German people of today to be apologetic for it - they had no say, yet face criticism and prejudice for the event. As Brits we do not, and should not, because like with the actions of other nations, these things happened a long time ago and were not our choice. I agree that our nation committed terrible acts during this time in history, but not that the British people of the 2020s should be apologetic and act as if we are responsible.

[@taintabird23]

The German state has already apologied for what their ancestors did in WW2 AND they went further and apologies for their imperial behaviour in their African colonies long before that. They have a established a museum to their imperial past to teach modern Germans about the nature of European Imperialism. The British have made no such acknowledgement to their past and have yet to come to terms with the true nature of British imperialism. An acknowledgement can be as powerful as an apology.

[@thomasmahoney4991]

@@taintabird23 that's fair. As a Brit I now realise how bad our country was in the past, despite having to find this out for myself! I was taught about the Empire at school a little but not about the countless atrocities. Much respect goes out to the Germans for that. The UK now must do what they have done and admit that the Empire was in large part a disgrace

[@techmore5607]

Well Britain still glorifying its imperialistic past by celebrating the “queen” and hiding its dark history and making the new generation believe that British were the best 😂

[@sharadjain2463]

UK didn't do anything right to india . They came to Loot and destroy the subcontinent for their own purpose because it was Richest country on planet and Britain was poor and all of these things like Democracy, Railway, English language was built for the british benefit in india.

[@deepakthakur7575]

Sad face reporter is destroyed.

[@harkewalmaan7736]

From 3:30 to 3:35 what did he speaks please anybody can help me??

[@joeboyd8702]

That was great. I think that I am going to have to read this man's book.

[@haniealipada3917]

I need to have this kind of brain.

[@andreanlobo7373]

absolutely spot on.. nice that the anchor did not interrupt Mr. Tharoor

[@ralphbernhard1757]

Unfortunately, in history, one must often "start" at the consequences of own actions, in order to point out mistakes which happened along the way. In the big picture of things, spotting mistakes as a contemporary witness is far more difficult. True today. True at any point in history. Furthermore, in order to "avoid history repeating itself", one must *first* admit that mistakes were made. Also own mistakes. Because, according to biblical logic: only by "removing the splinters from own eyes", can we avoid "sowing seeds", which we all "reap" at some point. *So here is how European reign and domination of the world ended in 1945, and a few subsequent years (short version, longer version below):* At the end of WW2, the USA (American Century) refused to honor an important treaty Western Allied leaders had made in Quebec. A treaty/agreement almost nobody had ever heard about. With that, Washington DC intended to become the sole nuclear power, and not share (as promised per treaty) nukes with London/GB/Empire. By doing so, the new alpha stated that it did not want an equal power at eye level. They wanted a "junior partner". And with that, they became the new alpha. Rule Britania, repealed and replaced by the American Century. Pax Britannica, replaced by Pax Americana. Rule the Waves? Let's put it this way. No more "Two Power Standard". Who had "the bigger one"? :-) Washington DC (The American century) was in a position to "tear up a scrap of paper" and not care what anybody in "old Europe" thought about it. Washington Internationalism/The American Century, the other "new power" rising across the Atlantic, whose position was basically *"observe calmly, secure our position, cope with affairs calmly, hide our capacities and bide our time, be good at maintaining a low profile, and never claim leadership.”* It's interesting to google that quote. Of course it refers to a timeless political strategy, which is true at all times, and explains a lot about the headlines we see in the papers today. Anyway... *Re. the concept of "being able to spot an anomaly" as history unfolded forward. Of course, it does not "happen backwards", but there is a timeline.* Machiavelli's "balance of power". Of course Machiavelli didn't invent the concept of "balance of power", but was one of the first to put it down in words in western literature. *Would a true Machiavelli have ignored the noticeable change/shift in the "balance" of the powers at around the turn of the Century? (1900)* Note that the reality of the time was that while GB/Empire and the rising USA were roughly equal in "power" at the time (around 1900), only one of these 2 "powers" had the potential to hang on to her power as the world noticeably changed around the contemporary witnesses at the time, and at least for wise leaders, also in the foreseeable future (Washington DC as the firmly established soft power "master/hegemon" in the Americas, vs. London the "still master" of an outdated 1,000+ year old colonial model). Would a true Machiavelli have snuggled up to a power without being able to "leverage/hedge" any deal (treaty/accord/agreement/etc.) it made? Would a true Machiavelli have relied on "appeals to emotion" (like "everybody speaking English") to ensure a dominant position? Last time I checked, "snuggling up" without also being in a position to "leverage" and/or "hedge" a deal, wasn't in the book (The Prince). Re. the concept of "how history unfolded aroun the turn of the century, around 1900": reality (aka "the truth") created an anomaly in the algorithm on the timeline of history. Stalin spotted it, and he intended to imitate it. I'm sure he identified the "weak links" of Western European domination set up by Versailles by the "Big Three", and other post-WW1 treaties, without Moscow being consulted. The early *Communism in One Country* advocates in Moscow, soon to become World Communism: "Observe calmly, secure our position, cope with affairs calmly, hide our capacities and bide our time, be good at maintaining a low profile, and never claim leadership." I'm sure he read a lot...

[@stoyanfurdzhev]

Very educational

[@otisbdriftwood6520]

Wow! Very impressed by this guy! Truth is always crystal clear when spoken. Presenter is a disgrace

[@shobhanasharma5865]

In many ways, Mr. Shashi Tharoor just gives it back to them in their own language and he has a better command on the English language than the Britishers themselves.

[@hexaticpetrus7534]

Cool, we are being taught about this in school now

[@kevinbarry1724]

Why do empires develop? They do not develop in order to benefit colonies within empires.

[@riturao686]

At least a realisation and an atonement is expected. Shashi Tharoor at his best.

[@parihar-shashwat]

If they have attoned it, Dinkirk would have atleast a single Indian. They want to forget all the wrongs but want to remember that once it was being called great. Seriously is the anchor that foolish or everone there?

[@jamiekebarrett9418]

The main thing I realize when people are debating the British empire nobody wants to talk about the Atlantic slave trade nor the massacre's Western Indians they mostly want to talk about India when other colonies suffered terribly

[@sunildutt2810]

I think anchor tried to cut his speech but cant't do it

[@saishp]

The roast starts at 7.40 :)

[@BrettNiche]

Ecclesiastes 8:9

[@sarveshsxs1]

Well articulated, the jorno realised it at the very end as if poping hands up and says... Veryie noice tooowkin tau youw.

[@kushalpaul2405]

That warm welcome was so cold

[@subhankarbiswas5875]

History has been told from the eye of the imperialists. That is why, Tharoor thrashes them. Facts are always harsh to be heard.

[@saketnayal1842]

Man his monologue at the end has fire in it do listen it carefully

[@zim_christ_lion]

We should all put this behind us. We are ONE human family regardless of whether we are British, Indian or African. We are all the same. Put yourselves in each others' shoes. The only way we are going to move forward and evolve as a civilization is when we embrace Love, Compassion, Kindness, Tolerance, Forgiveness, Peace and Unity. Higher Unity Consciousness.

[@PS_Tube]

Mr. Tharoor shreds the counter arguments.

[@tigressnsnow]

There were 14 famines in the Indian continent from the 11th to 17th centuries over a period of 2,500yrs long before Britain was invited by the Raj to India for trade.Try peddling your hatred to the Climate Complaints Department.

[@siddhantpriyadarshi3738]

tigressnsnow Can't blame climate for shipping food grains to Britain for the reserved stock when 4.3 million Indians died of starvation. Can we? 🤔

[@jayachandrank1075]

imprealistic #sonofbitches whites who dont know who could be their real father will always say so ..u are one of them no surprise........

[@taintabird23]

What an articulate man.

[@applesandpairs5460]

Hes an idiot with posh accent nothing more

[@taintabird23]

@@applesandpairs5460 If I were I'd dismiss him too, but on the grounds of his accent? I suppose it is better than dealing with the shame.

[@applesandpairs5460]

@@taintabird23 I have no shame... I'm a model citizen 🙌

[@kabilan]

Wow Mr.Tharoor 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ngalahansel6066]

As a Cameroonian (West African) whose country saw thousands of its people forcibly shipped to the America's by Europeans in the 19th century, I am greatly impressed with Mr. Tharoor's well-informed answers to the host of this show. To make it sound like colonialism is something that the colonized ought to be thankful for is a moral disgrace. I am resident in South Africa and am often appalled that Helen Zille,a local white politician has sometimes made comments to suggest that colonialism was a good thing. And it's hurtful because she and her people were not subjugated!