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Khair also was quite smitten by James and with the help of her mother and grandmother, they get married against all odds in a society where it was unthinkable for such a cross cultural marriage among the high society. To me, this book opened doors to a forgotten era, and shattered existing myths. See 2 questions about White Mughals…. Because it is not just a romantic novel, it is a factual repository of historical events of the s. Amazon Advertising Find, attract, and engage customers. Until the first decade of the 19th century, Europeans living in India had no difficulties with cohabiting and having sexual relations with the local Indians, whom they encountered.

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We Indians have been brought up with the staple diet of poker faced Britishers who spoke Hindi, as if they were abusing someone. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I also came away with an appreciation of the Englishmen who opened themselves up to the Mughal culture and treated it with respect rather than the later, Victorian contempt.

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The whole concept of the British in India conjures up images of domination, arrogance and greed, so I was eager to learn about Britishers who valued Indian learning and culture. May 17, Jenny Brown rated it it was amazing. But they have met and mingled in the past and they will do so again.

The book focuses on James's story, though it mentions other men who also moved freely between the two cultures. Read more Read less. Dalryple retrospect, it is Jahangir who seems a victim of imperial hubris while Roe emerges as a far-sighted diplomat of an emerging economic and military power.

Preview — White Mughals by William Dalrymple. Iwlliam a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. While in other historical narratives the British are shown to be parochial and highly disregardful of Indian culture, this book presents a compelling argumentative case.

Factual, meticulously researched, this is the story of the Englishmen who, muggals the eighteenth century, were able to live comfortably in two cultures: But Roe struggled to keep the English flag aloft at mughalz brilliantly adorned Mughal court, where even his only European rival, the Portuguese ambassador, seemed grander than he.

Indian cultures and religions had few admirers among the new British generation of evangelists and utilitarians who sought to impose upon India the radical reforms they could only fitfully carry out in Britain. Dalrymple narrates in comprehensive fashion, a seldom visited facet of the Imperial British rule over India, portraying the homogenisation of their cultures, traditions and outlook while staying in the subcontinent.

From the Nizam to the power brokering imperialist British to a commoner in the street, mighals Its only because of the name of Wbite Dalrymple that i picked this one. It is a remarkable story, involving secret assignations, court intrigue, harem politics, religious and family disputes.

Jan 09, Angie rated it it was ok Shelves: Could have done with less historic minutia. Share your thoughts with other customers. This leads him to a few generalisations of his own.

White Mughals – William Dalrymple

It is a detailed documentation of Mughal, Hyderabadi, and English era, and you don't Finally, I have finished reading this page long, historical romance.

At times it felt too much information. His obsession with this somewhat obscure figure grew as he searched through the records at the India Office Library, and commissioned translations of Persian documents in Hyderabad. During the eighteenth and early nineteenth century it was clear that it was almost as common for westerners to take on the customs, and even the religions, of India, as the reverse. I am going on to read more Dalrymple.

Their fate during a period when the British began to develop their prejudice against their Indian subjects is also described in the book.

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If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? When she dies at age 27, this fiery, passionate, beautiful woman dies as much from a broken heart, from neglect and sorrow as from any apparent physical cause.

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. However, Dalrymple has done enough justice to piece together scraps of information from various parts of the world to make it a veritable story.

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This capacious book dhite never more engaging than when, spurning polemic and theory, Dalrymple describes, with a novelist's compassion, the tragic costs of his rebellion. Learn more about Amazon Giveaway.