An Indian in the House

A unique, authoritative insight into the first Indians to break the race barrier and gain a foothold in British politics. Written by Lord Mohamed Sheikh.

For more than three centuries, from the East India Company's first trade missions to Asia until the long-awaited granting of independence in 1947, India was controlled and exploited by the British Empire. Indians were not considered fit to have a say in the running of their own country, let alone to be given any measure of political power.

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