I mean my arguments are based on years of reading and before that years of study at university and high school, but nothing more recent. One was to actually just substantiate my own arguments. 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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