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In every Indian history textbook, The East India company is listed as the initial vehicle which brought about the British rule in India. Since I was brought up in India, I had a VERY -ve reaction just reading the story here on Hacker News. It was kind of built in. I dont understand why this guy would pick this name for his company. Maybe he never intends to sell in India.
In every Indian history textbook, The East India company is listed as the initial vehicle which brought about the British rule in India. Since I was brought up in India, I had a VERY -ve reaction just reading the story here on Hacker News. It was kind of built in. I dont understand why this guy would pick this name for his company. Maybe he never intends to sell in India.
Of course not. It's an upscale boutique store in London, selling colonial prestige to has-been ex-imperialists.
In every Indian history textbook, The East India company is listed as the initial vehicle which brought about the British rule in India. Since I was brought up in India, I had a VERY -ve reaction just reading the story here on Hacker News. It was kind of built in. I dont understand why this guy would pick this name for his company. Maybe he never intends to sell in India.
Yup, to any non-Indians who want to understand the sentiment, it's like finding a brand with the name: 'The National Socialist Final Solution Coffee Company'. What the hell is the guy thinking?
In every Indian history textbook, The East India company is listed as the initial vehicle which brought about the British rule in India. Since I was brought up in India, I had a VERY -ve reaction just reading the story here on Hacker News. It was kind of built in. I dont understand why this guy would pick this name for his company. Maybe he never intends to sell in India.
I agree with you, but come on, as an Indian wouldn't you LOVE to own the Dutch East India company? I also think reverse colonialism played a huge part in Tata's purchase of Land Rover and Jaguar. "Turnabout is fair play" as they say - I'm sure there are a bunch of Indians who would love to get a hold of "prized" British assets. It's an ego thing.
In every Indian history textbook, The East India company is listed as the initial vehicle which brought about the British rule in India. Since I was brought up in India, I had a VERY -ve reaction just reading the story here on Hacker News. It was kind of built in. I dont understand why this guy would pick this name for his company. Maybe he never intends to sell in India.
Yup, to any non-Indians who want to understand the sentiment, it's like finding a brand with the name: 'The National Socialist Final Solution Coffee Company'. What the hell is the guy thinking?
But then again that's exactly what this guy wants. They say that there's no such thing as bad press. He got mentioned on the BBC with absolutley no marketting campaign.
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Yup, to any non-Indians who want to understand the sentiment, it's like finding a brand with the name: 'The National Socialist Final Solution Coffee Company'. What the hell is the guy thinking?
That's true. It's very similar. In our history books we are taught graphic accounts of murder by the British raj and by this company. And that too throught our student lives. It's pretty repulsive. But then again that's exactly what this guy wants. They say that there's no such thing as bad press. He got mentioned on the BBC with absolutley no marketting campaign.
Sadly a lot of Indians actually pseudo-reminisce about the pre-independence era and make statements to the effect that we would have been better off if the British had never left. There's even a posh restaurant called 'The Days of the Raj' in New Delhi's Habitat Centre.
In every Indian history textbook, The East India company is listed as the initial vehicle which brought about the British rule in India. Since I was brought up in India, I had a VERY -ve reaction just reading the story here on Hacker News. It was kind of built in. I dont understand why this guy would pick this name for his company. Maybe he never intends to sell in India.
I agree with you, but come on, as an Indian wouldn't you LOVE to own the Dutch East India company? I also think reverse colonialism played a huge part in Tata's purchase of Land Rover and Jaguar. "Turnabout is fair play" as they say - I'm sure there are a bunch of Indians who would love to get a hold of "prized" British assets. It's an ego thing.
For non indians some context - the media in Indian loves to use the British raj and the political correctness associated with it to gain viewers.