Top Historian Decodes India’s Colonial Past | Manu Pillai Part 2

SparX by Mukesh Bansal

How did the British change Indian society? What was life under the Raj actually like? Do the British genuinely deserve all the hate and vilification they get?

For Week 2 of SparX's Indian History Month, we have Manu Pillai delving deep into Indian history in the post-colonial era.

About SparX Indian History Month:

In January, we dive into India’s history. In a four-part Series, we immerse ourselves in the complex net of human experiences that has shaped our world today. Manu Pillai, a best selling writer and one of India’s leading voices on historical academia, joins us for an intimate and thought provoking conversation. For every history buff out there, you don't want to miss out on this!

00:00:00 – 00:00:50 Coming Up this episode.
00:00:51 - 00:01:02 Opening Theme.
00:01:03 - 00:04:01 The era of Mughals in India.
00:04:02 - 00:13:01 The empire of The East India Company.
00:13:02 - 00:25:51 Cultural Imperialism Of the British Empire.
00:25:52 - 00:30:26 How did the British change the fabric of the Indian society?
00:30:27 - 00:39:23 How the British created a bad image about Indians through storytelling.
00:39:24 - 00:45:45 Significance of Maharajas and the princely states in India.
00:45:46 - 00:49:19 How was it to live as a senior British official in India?
00:49:20 - 00:53:35 Are we correct in vilifying all the British rulers?
00:53:36 - 1:01:00 The Emergence of the Concept of India and Pakistan.
1:01:01 - 1:03:19 India’s contribution to the World Wars.
1:03:21 - 1:06:41 Homogeneity amongst Indians around the World.
1:06:42-1:09:16 Manu’s style of writing.
1:09:15-1:10:43 Key takeaways from the episode.
1:10:44- 1:11:29 Closing theme.