Talking about writing ‘The Anarchy’, Dalrymple said, “I spent five years researching and working on this book.” Sharing about his writing process, he further added that while some authors say that once they start writing, their story takes over but that's not how it works for him. After a brief talk, the author had an engaging conversation with columnist-author Vir Sanghvi, who asked some interesting questions to Dalrymple on the new book, what went into writing it and the lesson to take away from EIC’s story. He also explores how EIC was the first global corporate to conquer a whole subcontinent, thus colonizing India much before the British Empire ruled the country.

Published by Bloomsbury India, Dalrymple’s new book ‘The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire’, as the title suggests, tells the fascinating story of the East India Company (EIC) and how it grew its profits by exploiting India’s riches. They had gathered for the formal book launch which started with a cake cutting ceremony followed by a riveting talk by Dalrymple about the rise and fall of the East India Company in the Indian subcontinent. The hall at the iconic hotel was buzzing with readers, friends and fans of the popular author. A month after eminent historian William Dalrymple’s new book ‘ The Anarchy’ released globally, the book was officially launched at a gala event at the Imperial Hotel in New Delhi on October 10, 2019.

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