In a persuasive manner, Tharoor outlined how unjust and discriminatory Britain ruled India for 200 years, and apologetically demanded that Britain owe an apology to its former colony (now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh). In 2017, Tharoor expanded his argument(s) and published a well-researched book titled Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India. This is a reason that he is celebrated as a scholar across the world, including in Pakistan. Tharoor’s wit and courage, I would say, do not belong to India alone, but to the whole of humanity. He is a scholar who has original ideas to inspire the world and the courage to speak up his mind. Tharoor is neither an ordinary politician nor an average academic from India. Shashi Tharoor, an international civil servant and a prominent scholar from South Asia, delivered a hard-hitting speech at the Oxford University supporting the motion “Britain owe reparation to her former colonies”.
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