Mumbai, 10/2: The East India Company once ruled India. But, history reversed and now its command is in Indian hands. On this, Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, got excited and said that he is very happy to contribute in turning the history of India. Anand Mahindra’s company had bought a small stake in the East India Company about a decade ago.
Actually, Anand Mahindra was replying to a viral Twitter thread about the East India Company that once ruled India and which became synonymous with British colonialism. Time turned and it was bought by Indian-origin businessman Sanjeev Mehta decades after independence. Mahindra Group later bought a small stake in this company. Anand Mahindra says that it was encouraging to see the East India Company in Indian hands.
Know how the case started
In a Twitter thread, a writer and tech expert Jaspreet Bindra has given a brief history of the East India Company. He told about the merchant who bought the East India Company in the early 21st century. It was bought by Mumbai-born businessman Sanjeev Mehta, with whom Jaspreet Bindra started a thread on Twitter after a recent meeting.
Large part of the Indian subcontinent was occupied
Jaspreet Bindra writes that East India was a British company, which later went into the hands of the British Empire. The joint-stock company was formed in 1600. It occupied a large part of the Indian subcontinent. After the first battle for opium, he expanded his empire to Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. Maintained their trading places and colonies in the Persian Gulf.