>>195458
even the flourishing economy ass trope is a myth just because we had more people, we had more gdp it's simple af the quality of life in india was always fucked up as compared to an average cum skin. india had been a failed land. and it will continue to be.
>>195460
True. And Indian economy didn't decline during the British Raj. It's just that India's share in the world GDP declined because other countries grew much faster than India because of the Industrial Revolution.