![]() And for the latter there were two things I needed to do. Q: How challenging was it to write this book? What kind of research did you undertake?Ī: Plenty of research is necessary because it’s one thing delivering a 15-minute speech and another writing a 333-page book. If they did, the speech wouldn’t have gone viral.” - which was a valid point. ![]() But when the speech went viral the publisher called me and said, “Do you want to write it as a book?” I said, “Doesn’t everyone know this?” He said, “No. I was basically saying things I thought every Indian who had been educated more or less knew. To be honest I almost tossed it off - it didn’t require a whole lot of research. Q: What prompted you to write “An Era of Darkness”?Ī: In fact, it was my publisher’s idea because I made the speech at Oxford. Tharoor spoke to Reuters about the book, his research and why he thinks the British owe India an apology. Shashi Tharoor, a member of parliament from India's main opposition Congress party, speaks during an interview at his office in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2016. ![]()
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