Shashi Tharoor interview: How British Colonialism 'destroyed' India

Indian MP Shashi Tharoor talks to Jon Snow on Channel 4 News about British colonial misdeeds and their echoes today. Subscribe for more identity politics: bit.ly/LtASif.
‘Britain destroyed India through looting, expropriation - and outright theft - all conducted in a spirit of deep racism and amoral cynicism.’ One man's blistering critique of our colonialist past by one of the world’s leading diplomats. Shashi Tharoor, now an Indian MP, has just published his latest book on the iniquities of the British Empire. And its themes have echoes today.

[@justformovies956]

The word "loot" is also looted from Hindi... Lol...

[@englishalan222]

Read up on the Bargi, they were created to loot the lad of Bengal, their sole purpose was to collected loot and they were INDIAN

[@englishalan222]

@ИƎMƎƧîƧ ρЯîMƎ w The Marathis were Indian. That is like saying they that somebody from Edinburgh when talking about the British, is they were Scottish actually. This is one of the reasons that I am against apologising because Indian empires did exactly the same as European ones.

[@upadhyayrathiraj1518]

@@englishalan222 And shipped to England? Well, waiting for another PJ.

[@englishalan222]

@@shaibidhar5737 Typical, anybody who dares say the truth about India is a racist, but yes you are right where India is concerned i am a racist. But I find it ironic that a person from India, the most racist country in the world should call me a racist. Maybe you should ask yourself what made me this way? When I visited India I certainly had no ill feeling towards the country or its people, I even donated money and toys to an orphanage in Mumbai, what has changed me attitude to you people, is the raise of nationalism in India that blinds Indians to the facts and makes them think they are some kind of master race who has never done or can do any wrong. It is the racism, the hate and the ignorance I see from Indians on the web directed at my country which I love more than my life, and the demanding of an apology, when you people were no better than we were , that is why my attitude towards Indians has changed, so yes where Indians are concerned I am a racist. It seems Indians think that they can be as insuting to other nationalities as thy like and no one can retailate. I hate Indians.

[@shaibidhar5737]

@@englishalan222 Indians do not believe in master race let alone us being the master race! Maybe you should understand how that sense of nationalism came? And now people are overprotective of their national identity and will take no bs directed towards that? You donated money and toys to an orphanage? Please! Don't even get me started!

[@zaidghazi3856]

Not only India, he is representing the entire subcontinent ! What a man ! - a fan from Pakistan ❤

[@bandanasaikia6048]

true

[@shaydenismat7786]

So all of India. Because Pakistan and Bengal were Indian.

[@zaidghazi3856]

@@shaydenismat7786 indeed brother, indeed ! ❤

[@MuhammadAhmed-lc1op]

@@shaydenismat7786 correct

[@doctorjoy2688]

@@shaydenismat7786 u mean Bangladesh

[@Somalidhalad1]

This man is also representing all African countries 🙌 from somalia 🇸🇴 👏

[@alen833]

Watch Indian historian Zareer Masani Oxford speech about British Empire. Also watch Zareer Masani vs Shashi Tharoor debate on whether British Empire was good or bad.. Indian historians have accepted British rule was good for India. Shashi Tharoor is a politician.

[@Abhinay_Singh0]

​@@alen833 can you explain how empire was good for india? In 200 years neither our population grown much nor our per capita income. When British came to india,our per capita was approx 900 and 1200 for britain, but when they left india, per capita of britian became almost 10-15 times of India. Simply, Britain became The great became after invading and looting India.

[@alen833]

@@Abhinay_Singh0 In 1750, India had 23% of the world's GDP because it had 25% of the world's population. However, Britain was already a wealthy country even before it colonized India. If we look at the per-capita income of India and Britain in the 1750s as per Angus Maddison data, Britain's per-capita income was three times that of India, and India's per-capita income had been declining for a century before Britain won the Battle of Plassey. Comparing the total GDP of India and Britain in the 1750s to argue that India was richer than Britain is like saying that Uttar Pradesh is richer than Goa today. Later, the Industrial Revolution occurred in the Western world after the Scientific Revolution, with the invention of machines and technologies like the steam engine, and their wealth increased exponentially. Meanwhile, India's global share of GDP dropped to 4% in 1950. The same thing happened in China, which was not directly colonized. In fact, China's per-capita income was even lower than India's at the time of independence. During the 1750s, China's per-capita income was higher than India's. Therefore, if we say that Asian countries are poorer because of colonization, then what happened to countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Ethiopia, and Liberia, which were not colonized? It's worth noting that Nepal has a similar history and culture to India, yet it is the poorest country in Asia. The fact that Nepal was not colonized by the British undermines the argument that colonization is solely responsible for a country's level of poverty.

[@krishnamethri]

​@@alen833 do u really think looting someone is good than u better look forward to your knowledge by the way looting has been taken by HINDI word LOOT😂

[@RudderSCoolmain]

​@@alen833 *speak

[@ericawiingseeto]

Even though I’m not Indian, but I feel this man speaks on behalf of any country or continent who was and is colonised by the British. Mad Respect from Vanuatu 🇻🇺

[@kalaasaaya9262]

britisher and American ideology is very arrogant.their's problem is the world problem. while our problem is our problem

[@tqasim3032]

#Erica_Wing : *SO TRUE, MUCH LOVE & RESPECT.*

[@maxb9315]

Why only the British? What about all the other colonisers, many of them non-European, such as the Arabs, Persians, Chinese, Japanese, Aztecs, Zulus...?

[@williamwoods8022]

Actually the UK was colonised as well by these MAFIAS who own and control most of this planet and the British people have been conned into fighting for these MAFIAS agenda as has the people of the other countries on this planet that they control all exposed in this video here kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2nUp2ywqdCKlbc

[@mdimranali8158]

@@maxb9315 because they weren't as brutual as like the British

[@mcdepress0]

"If you don't know where you come from, how will you appreciate where you're going" -Sashi Tharoor *RESPECT*

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashi_Tharoor

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

he murdered his wife he does not know where he is going

[@pratham9956]

@@fanofyoutubers9792 by that logic amit shah is a tihadi and murderer of a judge

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Pratham :-D did amit murder a judge?? i am not that interested in politics

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Pratham :-D kzbin.info/www/bejne/kITdg6aLbbWGnqc

[@sahilsewa]

Little detail... shashi tharoor wearing a Indian flag pin!!🇮🇳

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

Sahil Sewa kzbin.info/www/bejne/kITdg6aLbbWGnqc

[@sahilsewa]

@@youtubersruleyoutube2348 what's this?

[@lotofajay]

Chutiye andhe he kya hum

[@BalaKrishnankom]

Sahil Sewa he always has this pin on his suite

[@Fitness13612]

educationdarshan.blogspot.com/2020/05/nirmala-sitharaman-declares-lift-to.html

[@randimajayagoda7985]

“Let them forgive but not forget” What a line! Respect from Sri Lanka.

[@pieceofcrap7167]

Tamil ?

[@tigerspirit4771]

"If you don't know where you come from, how will you know where your going." That's a line. 💯💫

[@extrastory3967]

Sashi and his English... Even the English are thinking...... What an English 😁😁😂😂😂

[@babai9876]

That's true....

[@littleboots9800]

What does that even mean?

[@doge2629]

@@littleboots9800 He (Mr. Sashi Tharoor) is just extraordinarily good in English.

[@praveenneeraj6981]

Wow.........what an English........I can't explain anything about his speech because I don't know English.....hahahahaha

[@HaHa-vy9ct]

Thanks to colonization.

[@amolhjoshi]

“Indians should forgive but not forget” “You keep losing with us on cricket” Two epic lines 😄😄

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Amol Joshi india lost to new zealand

[@enigma2886]

@@fanofyoutubers9792 rarely bruh

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

Enigma wc 2019 india lost wc 2011 won but wc 2003 thrashed by Australia

[@muhammedalijowhar4093]

❤✌️

[@superduper9357]

Aren't England lworld champions? And they don't even really care about cricket that much!

[@rohansingh7744]

He is not only ambassador of India but whole Asia, Africa and Oceania. Huge Love and Respect.🙏❣️🙏

[@alen833]

Watch Indian historian Zareer Masani Oxford speech about British Empire. Also watch Zareer Masani vs Shashi Tharoor debate on whether British Empire was good or bad.. Indian historians have accepted British rule was good for India. Shashi Tharoor is a politician.

[@edsenr2101]

Ireland too

[@Dpw20001]

Salty victims recognise victims

[@rakesht1982]

This guy is fearless in telling the truth on the very face of those whose ancestors are one of the greatest predators. 💪

[@sumitrana1212]

We Indians are admiring Shashi a lot but no one recognized that this interview is so professional. This host didn't turn hostile and asked the proper questions and listened to answers very patiently. Good Job.

[@cursedapple6901]

Yeah no one pointed it out, they were so professional unlike what we see in our live ranting debates

[@Ashutosh-hv6jo]

Idk if you know, but the debates where the anchor becomes angry and calls the mlas 'laude' exist only in india

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

arnab goswami wants the nation to know

[@zeliang5101]

Don't include me

[@GoToMan]

@@Ashutosh-hv6jo 이름이 왕이에요?

[@ut6582]

Sashi Tharoor, roasted Britain without saying “Britain.”

[@JJaqn05]

He didn't really roast Britain, he just went on about how weak India was and how strong Britain was and twisted it to make Britain look evil

[@ut6582]

@@JJaqn05 nope, he definitely roasted an Britain

[@JJaqn05]

@@ut6582 Mate, you've just roasted yourself

[@ut6582]

@@JJaqn05 I don’t see how

[@JJaqn05]

@@ut6582 Of course you don't

[@ledeyabaklykova]

Tharoor sounds most persuasive and clearly authoritative. He should put his argument about what the British did to India during its Imperial rule of three centuries in a book. I will look forward to reading that once he publishes it!

[@sng2260]

You can read the Inglourious Empire....

[@varun2250]

I remember there are two books written by him on this.

[@shrutisharma9366]

@@varun2250 yes, India from the midnight to the millennium and beyond

[@varun2250]

@@shrutisharma9366 I believe those books are "The Inglorious Empire" and "An Era of Darkness"

[@CakeorDeath420]

If you are genuinely interested on the subject and the effects on European colonialism, "India that is Bharat" by J Sai Deepak is an excellent read. This is should be in the syllabus instead of what the muppets teach in civil service courses.

[@MyMorsh]

10 on 10 , what a straightforward talking brave Indian Man. True example of patriotism.

[@090-jellabharath2]

@@alen833 bloddy get out.

[@endroholic7161]

*_Simple thing_* *SHASHI THAROOR CAN TEACH ENGLISH TO THE ENGLISH*

[@spooked2104]

@Just Getting By yes he can to ppl like harry kane

[@monickverma2944]

Everywhere i go, i find you. Shivansh

[@saisagarsingh3340]

@@spooked2104 it should be like this 'yes he kan to ppl like harry kane'

[@justsomeguywithasmolmustac9476]

True

[@ahmada4686]

MARK CARTER “All men are equal” not according to your ancestors who you widely praise.

[@PS_Tube]

"Indians are very good at forgiving and forgetting, which I object to. Let them forgive, but not forget." Mr. Tharoor's opening remarks are spot on.

[@anakedviking6737]

@Jo Sm Whatever helps you sleep at night mate

[@thanos8948]

@@anakedviking6737 another dreamy indian

[@jayak3768]

Not really. DOn't think people in subcontinent are that good at forgiving. There are hatreds, animosities and revenge which carry on for generations.

[@howtowinwithmoney]

Indians have forgotten than India didn't exist as a country before the British. Without Great Britain there would be no India.

[@cyclonebuster9578]

@@howtowinwithmoney haha poor u .....who ur teacher was ..must be someone sick

[@Hujjathullah-fz7qh]

Good, Shashi breaks away from the standard Indian cliche of "let's forgive and FORGET" So, don't forget, that is wise !

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent video. Interesting, informative and worthwhile video. A must see video for everyone.

[@gava2439]

"If you don't know where you come from how will you appreciate where you're going! " Gave me goosebumps 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@vidyasagar5844]

Yeah Goosebumps,tharoor for pm

[@bobsingh5521]

Gava Quote belongs to James Baldwin..typical Indian plagiarizing and take credit for other people’s work

[@littleboots9800]

Lol. First time you heard that?? Think it was the interviewee that came up with that did you?😂😂

[@bobsingh5521]

baby boobear Not a tall

[@mruduladdipalli5417]

Bob Singh , saying proudly like others didn't plagiarized India's knowledge and thought

[@sarangpahwa619]

When you noticed that he has his own dictionary and his own accent.... 😅Proud of him ..

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

sarang pahwa kzbin.info/www/bejne/kITdg6aLbbWGnqc

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

not everyone is proud of him

[@ne-qn4vq]

@allaha bhosdiwallah insaha bullah u are a disgrace in the name of human

[@PrithaBhowmick-cb1cz]

@@youtubersruleyoutube2348 nikal

[@Sector_07]

😂💯

[@prabhavvenkatesh9247]

"Indians are very good in forgiving but not forgetting"

[@soodanshul]

Classic statement made by ST "when you don't know where you've come from, how will you appreciate where you'll be going?" this is what our generations should be thought in the schools, which provides very valuable lessons to every person.

[@ibreddy2129]

Congress can make him party president if they seriously thinking of reviving it

[@youtubersruleyoutube2348]

I B Reddy kzbin.info/www/bejne/kITdg6aLbbWGnqc

[@JoJo-ue9vg]

Actually yes, far better than Papu.

[@ayushchoudhary6564]

I B Reddy or even Sachin Pilot Tharoor had a serious criminal case against him so the top post might be too much.

[@the-hattrick5748]

@@ayushchoudhary6564 there are many, I'd say even someone like a Amrinder Singh, he's shown brilliant potential and temperament. Sachin pilot perhaps a but young, captain is more experienced and gets a different aura all together.

[@ankitsinghrajput8513]

Well I am a BJp supporter but if it happens, me and many people like me will definitely go with Congress in the next election

[@harshkusekar2184]

Looted a rich country and calling them self as " Great Britain " 🤦‍♂️

[@stantorren4400]

Great in the name of a country doesn’t mean good

[@eternalgoddess4612]

@@stantorren4400 as rightly said by Mr Shashi tharoor y'all weren't introduced to colonial history in ur school which is why you are delusional

[@truthwar4567]

every civilization has it's conquest, its highs and lows.

[@paramvirsingh5640]

Yeah.... India is rich country

[@nirajsingh8403]

They looted because you let them

[@ravsingh5347]

What an amazing knowledgeable and well spoken man.... 👍

[@ahmedzaman2661]

I love how Shashi Tharoor started the interview in a finisher mode.

[@achmadmuafi7582]

Great India, love from Indonesia

[@balajikonvict9205]

Ders nothing great here bro

[@worldcountdownwcd7474]

@@balajikonvict9205 lol no country can now conquer India but if India wants it can easily conquer the lol British

[@decendantofgreatest]

great India and Indonesia.. love from Malaysia!

[@PasscodeAdvance]

Great indonesia. love from india

[@GreeninNature.]

Even Indonesia has good influence of India, especially the religions wich is a minority now, and temples structures which is still a main tourist's attraction.

[@LuciferDono]

Queen wearing an abducted/looted diamond on her crown... What does that mean. The biggest Thieves In the World.

[@hotchick8320]

Evil, narcissistic, psychopaths, thieves etc

[@hotchick8320]

🇵🇰🇹🇷🇧🇩🇬🇧🇳🇵5 masters and 🇩🇪

[@carltalavera8887]

They won it, they deserve it sorry.

[@deepakkumarsaroj5374]

@@carltalavera8887 No No You're wrong.do you know that ? The museums of Britten is full of Indian cculptures.they stole from us. They stole almost 46 trillion dollars you can check it 👍

[@carltalavera8887]

@@deepakkumarsaroj5374 Without the bretons your country would be as small as vatican city,check your facts.

[@jkhan8728]

Showing the reality. More ❤ from Pakistan to this man.

[@cl8505]

What a charming man. I enjoyed watching him speak about this.

[@DrMeetPatel]

I was shocked to see how brits are surprised by knowing their ancestors' deeds. It's obvious that schools in Britain don't teach the history lessons properly but schools in India are showing us the what the real situation were.

[@liniverghese241]

But still schools are largely influenced from British.

[@DrMeetPatel]

@@liniverghese241 of course history is modified

[@MackerelCat]

In Britain they teach that the empire was better than it was, in India they teach that it was worse than it was.

[@moonlight5889]

@@MackerelCat In India and rest of the world they teach the truth. In britain ,cover up

[@hlog3902]

Meet Patel Oh please.

[@user__100]

Britain killed 4 million Indians in Bengal in 1943 by imposing a famine

[@englishalan222]

LIAR. I HATE INDIANS

[@brucewayne5916]

@@englishalan222 Alan, Noone asking you to like indians.

[@aringhose3216]

@@englishalan222 Nope, he isn't lying, I am from Bengal and I can confirm its completely true, leaving aside history texts which you'll probably call fake, the sheer amount of rich literature like poems documentaries written by people from that time depict how brutal the famine was. People just died by rotting to death, people would come to beg for the liquid left behind after boiling rice. That's how bad the starvation was. Even the Britishers after some time couldn't watch the condition. As a result they wrote to Churchill to do something and guess what Churchill replied? "If it's so bad why didn't Gandhi die".

[@englishalan222]

@@aringhose3216 Yes he is lying, the Bengal famine was caused by natural events and the pressure of war. The major cause was an outbreak of Brown Spot Disease that attacks rice, so yes the conditions were terrible, as bad as you say but they were not man-made yet without Churchill who shipped 700,000 tons of grain to Bengal the death toll would have been higher. Also what he said about Gandhi was said in jest, people say things like that every day. I hate Indians.

[@Daniel-mi6gd]

@@englishalan222 Absolutely loving this conversation. Although, you should not hate an entire demographic (think about it).

[@triller269]

Love this guy ... from 🇧🇩

[@95DarkFire]

"Tharoor argues that the British Empire was more about Britain than India." Why are people surprised by this?

[@InceyWincey]

Perhaps they should teach the dark side of India too. The caste system, sutti, thugee, the Awara (not sure I’ve spelled that correctly) tax collectors, stealing young girls for harem, the list is practically endless, just like the pointless wars that we put a stop to. We taught your population to read. Perhaps you wish to return to the days when you could steal a pretty young girl from her mother, have the father beaten to death and confiscate his property, with no option of legal recourse for the poor peasant.

[@musicisimportant5699]

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[@musicisimportant5699]

_Unknown _ what happened in 1948 1984 1991 2002 also preference of male child and scamming americans and canadians incredible india

[@shp27493]

@@InceyWincey perhaps they should also teach how the British government used propaganda to divide Hindu and Muslims to make their rule longer. Oh, and also how they divided two countries based on religion and caused the death of millions through mass riots. And why don’t they also teach how they destroyed almost every industry in Bangla when they forced our labour force to work in indigo farms. How about that?

[@Rexx01]

They are socialist country know

[@sanjaydhiwar7228]

Don't know why If congress have shashi tharoor why they look future in #RahulGandhi..

[@ShamoonRaza969]

Because Sonia Gandhi is still alive

[@vik56in]

Simple, Tharoor is only good in speaking well, debates and journalism. He is also a perenial womanizer.

[@AvneetKaur-ow7vj]

Because Congress is of Gandhi family.

[@vineethjoshy4819]

Tharoor is an elitist asshole.

[@Priyanka-hy5qs]

Congress is not about nations service anymore..its about serving and survival of tht one filthy leech ghandi family

[@biharimauryashaivist8274]

The fact that the British is ashamed of telling their children that their wealth was looted from India, speaks volumes of how intellectually bankrupt they are.

[@ezeee595]

Love this man!!! However, I would never forget not forgive. And I’m not Indian!!

[@RealTamimUddin]

By the way,one man killed over 4 million people in Bengal and after than he got nobel Prize in peace! lol 😂

[@edwardelric10001]

It's no more ironic than than the nobel prize being instituted by the creator of dynamite..

[@heavyhitter9186]

*60 million were killed in over *12 famines in total under /and caused by British Raj. They should teach that before teaching about nazi germany in schools around the world.

[@adityapradhan675]

**Irony alert*

[@devanshsahu5914]

Not in Peace Winston Churchill got noble prize in literature... Btw I am not supporting him..

[@ajay9429]

@joe mama you are brain washed charchill is second to none to hitler and stalin. He was a mass murderer like them.

[@surbhipatel6944]

There are people in Congress like him, instead of Gandhi family they should be given chance.

[@surbhipatel6944]

@Navneet Bugalia m talking in general n this is a fact that they r not given chance by gandhis. N even if they r, they would b controlled by them. N the demise behind congress is also them . 🤷‍♀

[@sandhujatt3886]

@ijk indira ka chakkar kya tha fir 🤣🤣 mai pore desh se garibi hta dungi🤣🤣

[@Sector_07]

xactly

[@diya1113]

Agreed those gandhis are destroying cong

[@Yokuyoku913]

This man is a gem. He knows what he is saying, he is witty, can be offensive without actually being offensive, is knowledgeable and what a powerful personality he has. A great politician. He can even be the next great prime minister after Modi ji. But it's just mine thought. He definitely needs more experience too😊

[@josemaria809]

They've been independent for 3-4 generations. This guy wouldn't give up his posh accent for anything.

[@trishnamonilahkar9294]

Is it just me who blood starts boiling when they say Churchill was liberal hero

[@abeshkumarchakraborty8858]

no ... many more do 😡

[@trishnamonilahkar9294]

@@abeshkumarchakraborty8858 I hate when they want to talk about the war and call him hero

[@mariamorelaja1045]

No, me too! They blatantly whitewash history to make themselves look good but they've committed so many atrocities I just can't...

[@trishnamonilahkar9294]

@@mariamorelaja1045 Absolutely true they just put the argument that he saved the Jewish people that's why he a hero but that clearly means what Churchill said " lives of under feed bengalis matter less". India is home to so many Jewish people the very Kolkata whose people died out of starvation because of the famine is home to big Jewish community. If helping someone makes him a hero and killings are not count then Hitler helped Netaji and Azad Hind Force too. Does that make him a liberal hero for helping us fight against the colonizers?

[@abeshkumarchakraborty8858]

@@trishnamonilahkar9294 and these things are not taught to us in our history books..... all history books are filled with shameless mughals 😒😒😒

[@yasrabcalyar1160]

I'm from Pakistan but I'm in love with this man! Charansparsh Shashi Sir!

[@hetty7891]

Not only India…Africa and the Caribbean. Mostly Africa I have to say.

[@billprendgergast8976]

Nah it was a sh*thole before the English and is still.a.sh*thole today....flee it as it cannot be fixed....

[@nitinramola954]

Returning Kohinoor will be best apology

[@melodicnostalgic3823]

You should mention what Kohinoor is to Western people - The world's largest diamond in the Crown Jewels of that Fat Queen who shamelessly wear it today as if it were hers. It belongs to India since it was mined there in the Diamond mines of Golkonda, A Hindu Empire in South India. British being the sick bastards, stole it from a young Indian crown Prince by forcing the 11 year old to surrender it if he wanted to keep his Kingdom safe from British Annexation.

[@swarnabhamitra6135]

Kohinoor is an unlucky diamond and it means nothing. Better have a look to devastating Bengal famines which was responsible for India's bankruptcy and England's industrial revolution.

[@AJ-ut7rr]

+Young What I got in return discrimination and discrimination and discrimination. Just my son asked for help do you know what he got back? Get lost. Imagime how ungrateful anglos are.Pieces of dirt and umworthy like hell.

[@mattmahoney8299]

A J You've got a lot of shit to say about us Brits you slimey fuck, why the fuck are you living over here if you dislike us that much? Grow a pair and fuck off elsewhere you're not wanted here with that hate.

[@AJ-ut7rr]

because I was not given the choice to live wherever I want as a kid except the grave. Who cares about your opinion anyway. Did I ask for your opinion?

[@sammasih5647]

This Man is a living National Treasure. 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@neelamacwan7670]

Just because he can speak a few lines in English

[@sammasih5647]

@@neelamacwan7670 few lines! That's what uneducated people say.🤣

[@sammasih5647]

@@alen833 Oxford Union speach by Shashi nailed it for me on the truth of a corrupt empire.

[@SuperMan-if8sp]

But in wrong party ( INC ) 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@sammasih5647]

@@SuperMan-if8sp yes, wrong party indeed.

[@TanushDeshmukh]

British looted India in such a way that the 'loot'( the Hindi word meaning to loot) also got looted 😂

[@greenerick]

Forgetting is MADNESS 😠 😳

[@AbhijitZimare1]

Correction : India = India + Pakistan + Bangladesh

[@bryanmanuelbaes7871]

@@InvinciblePepe *british raj

[@JoeSimon101992]

remove fuckedup pakistan and bengladesh..useless nations

[@veipuniilana1842]

@bulbuli stfu

[@Hectopath2006]

@@JoeSimon101992 Wtf man.

[@webdevelopereducation785]

and dont forget nepal because pretty sure they are there too.

[@prathameshshinde546]

He is true ambassador of India

[@dikshakumari4948]

@Rosida Andriyana in Asia

[@CaesarCassius]

LOL Everything he has, from his job in democracy to his theatrical accent is from the British Empire, does he know how ridiculous he would be without them? #LOL If you don't want what Whites gave you, turn off your internet, electricity and computer #LOL

[@helloyouthere8133]

Vicky Kumar you are proof many indians don't deserve internet because all you do is use itfor complaining.... indian politicians are thieves... worry about the present

[@lovedone7538]

@@helloyouthere8133 bhaag chor k chamche

[@helloyouthere8133]

Vicky Kumar basically if indians steal from indians you don't have a problem 👏👏

[@wingaard]

The Europeans were citizens of that country. They were INDIANS.

[@davidroberts1384]

Look at India now its people are poor under the British India flourished

[@banisingh8169]

Hitler: I am the most hateful Tyrant ever ! Churchill: Hold my beer 🍺

[@reevanamin5865]

bani singh *cigar

[@Celestial1000]

You can stop with these cringy comments

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

bani singh churchill died 1965 hitler 1945 i think hitler killed 9m only stalin and mao zedong killed more

[@VoiAhoyTV]

Churchill laughed at the famine they caused us

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

VoiAhoyTV because he had better stuff to do... also now you have a cyclone, locusts and forest fire..

[@midnightmadness1714]

I am a Pakistani ..but I love hearing Shashis English and randomly search his name on KZbin just to hear that beautiful English he speaks...😍😍

[@monke8332]

I know speaking fluent English is every Pakistani's *wet dream*

[@Garh52]

@@monke8332 hahha

[@nagarajukadavakollu9661]

@@monke8332 😂

[@cutiebaliwFreedownload]

Rejoice Pakistan will be part of india Soon

[@cutiebaliwFreedownload]

Rejoice Pakistan will be part of india Soon

[@aayutanaaga7988]

I love this man this man looks very handsome ❤️his personality, his way of talking amazing 😍I can sit all day listening to them continuously.

[@saumitras.9101]

We don't forget and we will never will

[@ravikuppuswamy9044]

Indian subcontinent GDP was 26% of the entire world GDP in 1730 and after 200 years of plunder war destruction and loot it got reduced to just 4% in 1947

[@ravikuppuswamy9044]

@expiller That was a proven fact. Read history books written by Shashi tharoor based on demonstrated evidences.

[@salmahkadir8422]

You should also remember other continent economy keep on growing .Just look at US how it grow to no 1 economy from zero in the 17th century.Why Britain GDP declining after those British Empire collapsed? Technology play important role and if you fail to innovate and keep up,your economy will decline.US economy keep on expanding due to this.

[@kushastea3961]

@@salmahkadir8422 or USA just imported slaves from all over the world and genocided the native Americans and took their everything.

[@legendahmad8548]

True

[@salmahkadir8422]

@@kushastea3961 us economy keep on innovating.All this nothing to do with slavery.Slavery was during the agriculture era.When US manufacturing decline ,the IT and biotech expanding.US was a knowledge base economy.Film industry ,no country can compete with them.US was so good in providing content or softwares.

[@akwaabab8504]

lol! "it's your history, you're entitled to it."

[@musicisimportant5699]

Akwaaba B kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6fCn2qQoJaCftU

[@diamonddinttd6303]

Akwaaba B Then give me the slaves my ancestors owned.

[@sanaa8367]

Diamonddin TTD You are will become our slaves in short period

[@mahendrakishnani3424]

Diamonddin TTD before that, give us back what you came for with your filthy gutter-head mindset.

[@Lookmaxxed_Pikachu_69]

@@diamonddinttd6303 dude you need help. Go see a doctor

[@luckyluke1503]

Not Only India, But China,Africa and Middle East too.

[@mrigankaghosh3505]

Title should be "HOW SHASHI THAROOR DESTROYED BRITISH MEDIA" 😂😂😂

[@Aphungkoo]

Let Them Forgive But Let Them Not Forget. -Respect.

[@globalinvestor7481]

rubbish

[@rockroll28]

He should not be limited to India. He is a hero for whole South Asia.

[@CyberneticOrganism01]

why not for the whole world? 😀

[@charleswhitefullbusteruchi1972]

​​@@CyberneticOrganism01I don't believe the british would fancy that

[@CyberneticOrganism01]

@charleswhitefullbusteruchi1972 those are the Brits still living in their glorious last century 😆

[@aparnadas1497]

In India this man has great knowledge about our country & countrymen 👍

[@ankitverma3584]

I love too se S Jaishankar and Shashi tharoor on the same table at world forum

[@zainul1266]

The biggest blunder was the separation of India in a very improper manner. The two countries which almost share same culture, food, language, hospitality etc are still fighting.

[@jayd4ever]

culture and language and food is different the some similarties comes from the fact punjab was split

[@mandalorianjedi688]

They also came pretty close to doing that to Sri Lanka

[@tirthankarsaha6407]

@@jayd4ever and Bengal too.

[@benghiskahn3673]

Was it not the Pakistani's who lobbied for a separate state with its own religion?

[@howtowinwithmoney]

Great Britian kept them together. When she left, the Muslims took the opportunity to separate and have their own country as proposed by Syed Ahmed Khan and agreed by Gandhi. It was religious difference and hunger for power that caused it

[@jamesl7338]

Britain should return the kohinoor to India as a symbol of their atonement.

[@bosnia7429]

no because people alive today had nothing to do with India.

[@audery764]

they really should

[@shashankm1415]

EsophagusEater67 But the Diamond does, it’s literally what your queen wears on her Head.

[@swaroopck3199]

@@bosnia7429 Oh fool! so you have nothing to do with your country. Unless u are 200 years of age.

[@bosnia7429]

swaroop kulai I have nothing to do with something from 200 years ago, not the country 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@usamakhan1217]

Sub continent was super rich country before British colonization

[@FardinArnob]

These guys speaks the extremely truth about the dark side of colonization

[@raz0229]

I love the man. I love the way he speaks and states his unbiased opinion and bitter facts right on the spot. Love ❤️ from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@anikettiwari4585]

Mujhse BAAT Mt kro

[@namjesus1998]

❤ from india

[@elsythomas1210]

Love from India to my Pakistani brothers and sisters.

[@isaacmalsawmsanga8699]

@@anikettiwari4585 No one is taking to you nor apprising something Buffoon

[@tonnisthalahiri2487]

@@vinceandrewbirot9367 many Pakistanis do hate us...but there are also many people who don't......same goes the other way

[@avijeetsharma5889]

Reporter: how are you Shashi: glosodcloslyfroxy fine

[@SINGLEINVITRO]

And Repoter: Let me get the dictionary.

[@Rahul-ur3jy]

Ok Google what's the meaning of .... Wait let me type Wait what's the spelling

[@user-qm7yp9uz3w]

@@Rahul-ur3jy Google - Tell Me The Meaning Of This Word , Mr. tharoor. 🤣🤣

[@Mr_Operator__]

Yes we will never forget!!!

[@user-fw6pr3zd2j]

Sir, Tharoor Sir is a product of Anglo Saxon traditions. His command of English is excellent. And yet at times he is quite critical of British colonialism. Other than freedom movement hindus of india were quite comfortable with British. Consider the developments in india post 1857. Surprisingly Tharoor Sir never says a word about islamic invasions starting 710 AD and lasting almost 1000 years.

[@eb94499]

Perhaps the fact that the English are fair skinned might be why as well - it plays perfectly into the caste system in India doesn't it

[@parthdeshpande3940]

The interviewer looks like he still knows nothing.

[@bitsandbobs6329]

No education in school of England on what they truely did to their colonials in the past, that's why they are so ignorant..

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

@@bitsandbobs6329 Did you know England raised literacy in India? Or were you unaware?

[@diamonddinttd6303]

Parth Deshpande True

[@diamonddinttd6303]

no We hardly learn about the British empire but about slavery and the worlds wars

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

@@diamonddinttd6303 we don't need no education We don't need no false control!

[@WWStu]

I’m currently reading Tharoor’s book and it’s been a real eye-opener. I was already aware that the actions of Britain and Britons in the Indian continent weren’t something to be proud of, but when confronted with the stories and statistics it’s staggering that there is a collective amnesia about what happened. Just one example being India having a quarter of the world’s economy before Britain took over, compared to just 3% when they left. India was a relatively advanced civilisation, Britain destroyed local manufacturing and forced it to become agricultural.

[@sharadjain2463]

Are you British ?

[@kafirisright4180]

Please read Dr. B R Ambedkar’s “Pakstan or Partition of India” Page 50 onwards, the condition of Hindus under moghal rule. Hadn’t it been for the brits, India would hav been an Islamic country. It’s clear, who has anger towards brits and who is brainwashing the Indian Hindus.

[@andrewwilliams3137]

"The statistic that India produced 25 per cent of world output in 1800 and 2 to 4 per cent of it in 1900 does not prove that India was once rich and became poor. It only tells us that industrial productivity in the West increased four to six times during this period...National income statistics do not show that during British rule the Indian economy became steadily poorer". Source: Tirthankar Roy, Professor of Economic History at LSE, born and educated in India. The reason that the Indian sub-continent had an estimated 25% of world output was because it had so much of the world's population, over 20%. An industrial Revolution and increased productivity in the West meant India's share of the world GDP became progressively less. This doesn't mean India became poorer, just that the total amount of world GDP grew larger.

[@andrewwilliams3137]

@StonkSlayd Britain came to trade and then invested huge sums. The British created an Indian coal industry from nothing, a valuable natural resource for India. Coal was used to power the railways. Without coal India could not have a modern steel industry. Tata Steel was founded by Indians in 1907 and is now one of the largest steel companies in the world. In 2018 the Tata Group "contributed about 4% to the country’s GDP and paid 2.24% of the total taxation in India, the highest by any corporate group". wiki

[@andrewwilliams3137]

@StonkSlayd "And on the other side of the balance sheet were the immense British investments in Indian infrastructure, irrigation and industry. By the 1880's the British had invested £279 million in India, not much less than one fifth of their entire investment overseas. By 1914 the figure had reached £400 million. The British increased the area of irrigated land by a factor of eight, so that by the end of the Raj a quarter of all land was irrigated, compared with just 5 per cent of it under the Mughals. They created an Indian coal industry from scratch which by 1914 produced nearly 16 million tons a year. They increased the number of jute spindles by a factor of ten". Niall Ferguson, Empire

[@abhinay4200]

Billions of Dollars were stolen from India and Africa. Irish people were also colonised by there was nothing much to loot in Ireland

[@niculitavalentin1144]

The moment you realise India is bigger and richer than UK after all😀😀😀😀😀

[@manumanu-zm2vi]

I'm from bihar and I have done my study from bihar board hindi Medium.... Somewhere I face English problem but when I hear shashi tharoor he inspires me... 🙏🙏

[@DeepakAMenon-gd2um]

Bro,Still your English is good

[@wizardjaguar7772]

Bihar 😂😂😂.....

[@leishangthemhero827]

@@wizardjaguar7772 what is the point of laughing 😏I m not from Bihar btw. Chappri boy😂

[@ABK2192]

@@wizardjaguar7772 …..I’m from Tamil Nadu and I know the greatness of Bihar…the worlds first university Nalanda was in Bihar and students from around the world used to come here for education…disgusting tat u make fun of one of the greatest cultures and states of Bharat…Bihar or maghad in ancient India…to all my Bihari brothers and sisters…u are brave,humble,honest and down to earth people…as a Tamilian I will always respect u and I can’t tolerate any asshole insulting a great civilisation and culture like u…it’s a shame on modern India and Bollywood films which make fun of ur great state…not realising how much u have contributed to our Indian society…u will rise again god bless u all.

[@theOverseasJin]

Damn, what an orator - going to take a crack at his books.

[@harshghosh6431]

Please do. He's a remarkable author with an amazing body of work.

[@mizzbella9324]

Definitely checking him out too! 📚

[@mamanidas2688]

Bat eaters

[@indianpoliticalvideo7430]

@Comrade no if british was not invading india india would not be Muslim country because Marathas were more powerful during that time Who said Hindus don't blame moguls and blame only british because 2016 internet was not cheap everyone just read the history books written by them and Congress which made them to think so but now everyone r knowing the fact

[@indianpoliticalvideo7430]

@Comrade ha we are cowards and because of these cowards india was a golden bird

[@beckynelson6786]

Fantastic account of Colonialism.His arguments ring true for all Commonwealth countries. My parents were from Sri Lanka and it was the same there.They were really shocked when they emigrated to Britain,at the level of ignorance and prejudice they encountered. The toffs of the ruling class neglected to educate the ordinary people to understand how other countries were exploited.Indeed, working class Brits were left ignorant of the way in which they themselves were exploited by their own leaders.

[@oldoddjobs]

Fleeing towards the oppressors

[@kabirmuhammad6349]

This gentleman should be the prime minister of India 🇮🇳 what a insightful well spoken gentleman, respect from a Bangladeshi

[@HassanKhan-wn1wh]

Respect from Pakistan we also need this kind of persons in our Assembly

[@tamilnetworks780]

Why you need him in your country 😂😂

[@suranjanpattanaik8871]

@@sirat_ul_jannah57 tu to sala arab se hen na sala jo apne mulak ka naho wo sala chutiya hey

[@scintillam_dei]

I'm Honduran, and I love the movie Awarapan (aobut Pakistanis and Indians).

[@adfohukafoju5759]

@@tamilnetworks780 the dog tail cabnot be straightened. For you. You are the one who makes fight.

[@prasad1799]

You should be proud of mutton biryani makers in Pakistan

[@deepamurthy7105]

If INDIA was that bad , poor country then why did Britishers come to INDIA ?

[@SK111.]

ercan kilic yes ur right....... but wait for few years...... now India is the world's fastest growing major economy and sixth in GDP nominal and 4th strongest army and 3rd in GDP PPP and 6th largest economy in the world......... we are gonna overtake UK and Germany........ now we already surpassed France Australia and many other countries.......... SO WAIT FOR FEW YEARS TO TELL "INDIA IS RICHER THAN UK"

[@vijaybhatt2352]

For loot

[@alpha9353]

@@SK111. now 5th in gdp

[@alpha9353]

@@SK111. also 2nd in gdp (ppp)terms

[@rane3421]

Dee Lg because it had very exotic goods for europe, and controlling these goods and selling it in europe would make the uk extremely rich

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

Here are five more quotes from current Indian luminaries that say India is at the bottom of the world and will never achieve compared to the rest of the world: 1. “India’s development trajectory has lagged behind its neighbours, leaving it with a significant gap to close in order to compete effectively on global markets." - Nandan Nilekani Co-founder Of Infosys 2. “The lack of investment in healthcare and education has led to acute inequality… This creates an environment where people cannot thrive." - Arun Shourie Former Union Minister Of India 3. "Our crumbling infrastructure means we’re unable to take advantage of new technology or capitalise on opportunities for growth" - Deepak Parekh Chairman Of Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltd (HDFC) 4 “Inefficient government bureaucracy results in delays and red tape which stifles innovation and makes businesses reluctant to invest here" - Raghuram Rajan Governor Of The Reserve Bank Of India (2013-2016) 5 "We have failed as citizens when our leadership focuses only on short term political gain rather than long term sustainable economic progress" - Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Chairperson & Managing Director, Biocon Limited

[@kenray9692]

The truth has to be told its not a argument its a fact.

[@adionautics]

This man is absolutely brilliant...... He's reveling true history of britain....

[@indiaboy2.060]

Emilia klimek yes

[@pcp3457]

Watch other video's of him

[@musicisimportant5699]

Emilia klimek but he was born after independence he wants political power

[@himanshusehra7484]

@@musicisimportant5699 no

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Emilia klimek kzbin.info/www/bejne/kITdg6aLbbWGnqc

[@dr.debajyotibose2928]

One guy who can shut anyone up !

[@warnpassion]

Anyone who has knowledge on colonial India and British Raj has the capability to shut anyone up on this topic.

[@ironmonkey6047]

No one has debated him , like to see him up against David Starkey

[@sinistertantrum7653]

Chris Mohtram I'd like to see him debate jared taylor, game over.

[@jemnoros3386]

Chris Mohtram He had said the truth. British empire looted India and it's truth.

[@alexissarangthem8472]

@@bobsingh5521 so many countries are No.1 in so many 3rd world things too, not only India. But the British really did steal a lot from the commonwealth nations.

[@raydavison4288]

Britain was very rich if you define "rich" by the amount of wealth held by the upper class. The common citizens of Britain weren't much better off than the Indians. The British upper classes weren't then and aren't now very fond of sharing their success with their fellow countrymen.

[@thenotoriusg]

Fascinating

[@vegetarianninja]

What a speaker. What an Indian. HUGE respect.

[@mdimteazahmed3061]

Love from Bangladesh for unveiling the truth.

[@iknowyoubetter2028]

MD Imteaz Ahmed kzbin.info/www/bejne/kITdg6aLbbWGnqc

[@passionatelife8496]

Love from India . Long live India Bangladesh friendship

[@tanmaydas5757]

We suffered the same as we were one nation during the British rule.

[@priyanlal666]

One day we will unite with bangladesh and pakistan. No muslim, no hindhu. only human 😍😍

[@vijayendersingh5727]

@@priyanlal666 I hope so😇😇

[@owaisqasim5054]

I am Pakistani and I am proud of this man!

[@azee6532]

What language do you speak? Me: Shashinglish

[@user-mp1fk2cg8e]

Dr: Shashi Tharoor can speak French too!!! 👍

[@GoToMan]

Réellement ? Je ne vois jamais Tharoor parler le français ! Hehe

[@user-mp1fk2cg8e]

@@GoToMan tf? Say it in English... I said Mr: Tharoor knows French not me!

[@GoToMan]

@@user-mp1fk2cg8e Actually? I never saw him speak French, hehe

[@user-mp1fk2cg8e]

@@GoToMan kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmK8qHmiYrCcf6M Watch it 👆

[@GoToMan]

@UCLjhPLTBYYCf1oq_THfEpig I can translate one thing. Suprabhatham - Bon à mâtin

[@binoj1967]

Thank you for your insight Shashi…..the revelations are stunning and eye opening.

[@thana64]

Lord Macaulay's Address to the British Parliament on 02/02/1835: I have travelled across the length and breadth of India and I have not seen one person who is a beggar, who is a thief. Such wealth I have seen in this country, such high moral values, people of such calibre, that I do not think we would ever conquer this country, unless we break the very backbone of this nation, which is her spiritual and cultural heritage and therefore, I propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her culture, for if the Indians think that all that is foreign and English is good and greater than their own, they will lose their self-esteem, their native culture and they will become what we want them, a truly dominated nation.

[@mahmoodbhamji6279]

Thana64: Thanks for the 1835 Macaulay's address to the British Parliament. I have been searching for this quote for a while to augment my comments of what the British wanted an Indian to be like - an aping Briton but in colour having washed his personality and his heritage out of his body and soul, and turning him into servile subservient bapu - ever nodding his head side-to-side in agreement to his master's voice and command. Macaulay did manage to the the Indian Education Act passed to gets Indians to communicate and dress in English manner. Some of the old top Indian colleges of Indian still to this day continue with this remininants of the past British Raj glory. It took someone with the stature of Mahatma Gandhi to stand up to these racialist imperialists off the back India.

[@frequency_9799]

@@mahmoodbhamji6279 I had the newspaper cutting

[@mahmoodbhamji6279]

frequency_9: Thank you for telling me of the newspaper cutting. I wish you would have included some details from which newspaper and publication date. But anyway, thank you for sharing your source information. Greatly appreciated.

[@simonlittle37]

You might want to check the veracity of this - a quick Google search will reveal this is more than likely a concocted 'Address' to Parliament.'

[@dreamwalker5918]

@Awoken Truther they are brainwashed just ignore them

[@michaelhurley3171]

We opted out early...by force. From USA!

[@manasitanwar9900]

That tie is ATROCIOUS.

[@thefreaksunion]

Good on sashi! I’m British and have travelled india for the past 20 years it’s an amazing country i would even call it a second home it really makes me ashamed that Britain has done this to India it’s sickening and my ancestors weren’t even in Britain when it was happening nonetheless we should give the jewel back along with the dignity the uk took

britain comitted most of the genocide, theft only in bengal not in india present day. do not confuse yourself . there was no such country called india in year 1757 23rd june . british settlement was first in murshidabad district later calcutta from 1777 onwards. bengal means( present day bangladesh, indian state of west bengal, assam, tripura) open a map in google then look carefully. britain did no genocide and theft in present day india.

[@sanchan7312]

@@MarianDiaconu-uk5cd i can see that you are definitely racist .whatever cultural and social issuse are there and which yu have highlighted in bold has nothing to do with the fact that economically you looted and your officers destroyed india in every way possible .just be gracious and apolgise for your ancestors dark deeds

[@sanchan7312]

@@MarianDiaconu-uk5cd i guess you have a lot of time in your hands to rid this insignificant and ridiculous speech i am sure you have never travelled to india but yu have got your knowledge from some rdiculous videos on ytube which portray india according to their own agenda ..did your mom not tell you never to believe all that is shown on the internet .oh my god dont shed your crocodile tears for the dalits and the blah blah whatever you are shedding your tears india is a civilisation which is 30000 or millions of years old many civilisations came and tried to loot india before britian the mughals india was a rich and flourishing country britian was booted out from india .you people were never the masters you are the wretched looters theives bastards .i speak in hindi my national langauage to my other fellow indians dont run away from the real issue here your apology for what your ancestors did

[@sanchan7312]

@@MarianDiaconu-uk5cd dont you dare say anything about my religion i think you are from the most low income and uncultured part of britian hindu religion is the best in the world hasnt your mom taught yu to respect other religions and cultures for the other nonsense and predjuiced views about our culture and religion i will not bother to react

[@sanchan7312]

@@MarianDiaconu-uk5cd dont tell me to shut my mouth you shut your mouth .dont talk about my country when you dont know anything about it hindi is the national language but india is such a wonderful and diverse country as it is centuries old so different states have their own culture and language i have many tamilian friends who converse very beautifully in hindi please an advice look at the sorry affairs of your country rather than trying to find errors in other cultures and religions please get rid of your british raj we are superior race complex the world is now a melting pot pouri and will become more so in the future