Organised loot & plunder called trade
Posted on Apr 11th, 2017 in Books
Review of The Ascent of John Company: From Traders to Rulers (1756-1787) By G S Cheema. How on earth did a group of traders get the better of an empire and establish themselves as masters of a nation? Not quite by playing cricket. In the 28 years it took them to subvert the Mughal Empire and establish themselves, we “see human …
Trump & Clinton: Skewered & roasted
Posted on Oct 16th, 2016 in Book Reviews
The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics by Maureen Dowd. Twelve/Hachette. Pages 464. Rs 1,599/- Review by Roopinder Singh The election for the next president of the United States of America is fascinating. The clash of two of the most unpopular candidates for the top position is so interesting, so confounding, so bewildering that it is only …
