Ep 187: Dadabhai Naoroji and the Fight for India
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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Is There a Better Scope for a British Civil Service?
In the late nineteenth century, princely states were seen as being last vestiges of indigenous rule. They took tentative steps towards political reform in places like sa baroda or gondal. And they really kind of exercised the imagination of early Indian nationalists. So it's for that reason that so many early indian nationalists gravitate towards a few princely states. I mean, when naro goes out to budra, you're right: there are some true rajas on your side.
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