Day 2 at the Karachi Literature Festival
March 1, 2020 The “ills” of our times date back to the 1700’s East India Company! In yesterday afternoon’s fascinating book launch “ The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company ” at the Karachi Literature Festival, William Dalrymple identifies the source of global corporate corruption and rot in society … The East India Company. Darlymple’s style of delivery is OUTSTANDING! He’s humorous, easy to listen to, succinct and energetic. It was a pleasure to hear his two presentations yesterday and I hope we have the opportunity to hear more from him in future. For a Saturday morning session, he had an excellent turnout. “ Forgotten Masters - Indian Painting For The East India Company ” Starting from “… a five room office, smaller than the Beach Luxury Hotel…” and 3% of global trade, the East India Company grew to cover almost 40% of global trade. It was, pure and simple, in the business to make a p...