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Shashi Tharoor




Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician writer and a former career international diplomat who is currently service as member of parliament , Lok Sabha from Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala since 2009. He also serves as chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on External Affairs and All Indian professionals congress.

An Era of Darkness

Tharoor published his book An Era of Darkness .in this book, he talked about what Britishers done in India. He talked about Britishers in his interview. He focused on Britishers and observed them and then he wrote about Britishers. He represented the reality of the Britishers as well as Indians. 
The British rule was good for India, is a common arguments put forth by apologists for the Raj, both in India and elsewhere. British colonialism and its effects and consequences are examined in great details. It is true that the British left one of the leading economies of the world when they took control of the country. He focused on religion, culture, wealth, nature, etc,. He mentioned about the international starvation and death of millions in the various famines. He also talked about the execution of the divide between Hindus and Muslims. He also introduced the racist theory. He also talked about that we are not passing the buck to the British on our failures as a country post independence, but it is understanding of the wrongs of the past and how it has led to our present state.  He told that Indian has come out of such barbaric times to rise up as one of the largest economies in the world. And this economy’s credit goes to the strong leaders and citizens.

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

Ngugi wa Thiong’g is an award winning, world renowned Kenyan writer and academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu. His work includes novels, plays, short stories, and essays, ranging from literary and social criticism to children’s literature. He is the founder and editor of the Gikuyu language journal Mutliri.

Decolonising The Mind


Most of African writers used English, French, and Portuguese languages. Ngugi told that the relation of Africans to those imposed languages is a very different one from that which the same Africans have to the native languages which are they speak at home. The colonizers used different language while they are speaking and writing and used natural language when they are playing and speaking with their family members. Clearly it was a need to create a literature that conveyed the true African experience from the perspective of the local, not the visitor or outsider. The local language is the part of rutine life. Ngugi described his experience at the Kamitriithu Community Education and Culture Center and the effort to stage drama there- in Gikuyu. For new generation the language of the former imparialists has also become something different.  Ngugi is to be lauded for his efforts in that area and for his willingness to stand up for what he believes. Among the problems with Decolonizing the Mind is its political and ideological slant. The book also focuses on art-with a purpose : it is pedagogic or political or helping preserve traditions or forge identities. Decolonising the Mind is an interesting, if occasionally too heated work.

The Black prince


The Black prince is a 2017 international historical drama film directed by Kavi Raz and featuring the acting debut of Satinder Sartaaj. It tells the story of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire and the Punjab area, and his relationship with Queen Victoria. The entire movie is based on one royal family and his plight from subtle trans cultural ambiguity and emotional turmoil.

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