UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1985 · Q1(b) · 20 marks
'Our system acts very much like a sponge, drawing. up all the good things from the banks of the Ganges, and squeezing them down on the banks of the Thames.'
- Chapter
- Economic Impact of British Colonial Rule
- Topic
- Drain of Wealth
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