Edmund Burke’s Speech on East India Bill: Summary and Analysis

Burke’s Speech on East India Bill concerns India particularly British rule in India. In the speech, Burke has presented India in graphic detail including its history, geography, territorial vastness, culture, ethnicity etc. Burke believed that Eighteenth-century India had declined sadly from the height of Mughal power. But still, in the Speech on East India Bill,…

Lord Curzon’s Administration of India: What He Promised; What He Performed: Analysis and Review

“Lord Curzon’s Administration of India: What He Promised; What He Performed” by Syed Sirdar Ali Khan can be considered a well-written source of Lord Curzon’s rule as Viceroy of India. The source’s weight, validity, and value can be assessed when looking at its origin, purpose, and provenance. Syed Ali Khan states “…he deserves to be…