Finished watching a ten-episode series named Imperial Receipts where Dr Shashi Tharoor states facts about British colonialism of India and narrates with absolute passion some of the historical moments including humanly unthinkable atrocities that were unleashed by the British rulers those times. Some of those moments may even be blood-curdling to most of us who live in a civilised modern world.
While it should be a painful reminder of our past, both for the colonised and the coloniser, I loved the way Dr Tharoor ended with a conversation that apparently happened between Nehru and Churchill during 50s, post India's independence. Churchill said, he was surprised that Nehru did not hate them and was able to be civil with them, after all what they did to India. Nehru replied, stating he was taught by a great man, Mahatma Gandhi, never to fear and never to hate.Whether the above conversation truly happened or not, nothing seemed to be more relevant in the modern world and should serve as a great reminder for leaders across the world, in politics or corporates, to learn from the mistakes of our past and live a better present to create a beautiful future for the coming generations!
Here is the link if you are interested:
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