“While knowing about its past in ancient and medieval times is very important, its colonial experience is particularly significant for comprehending modern India”, in the following statement ‘its’ has been referred to India. India is a country with rich traditions, cultural diversity and long history. It is not through colonialism that modern ideas and institutions are known to us. Its colonial experience is important to know more about modern India is totally contradictory perspective, as because, for example – During the colonial period Indians were learning about freedom and western liberalism but at the same time, they were living under the colonial rule which denied them of their basic human rights and freedom.
