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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The author of the book “An era of darkness:British Empire in India” is ____
A
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
B
Khushwant Singh
C
Shashi Tharoor
D
Ruskin Bond
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After the rebels were defeated, the British Crown took over power and ruled the country ostensibly more benignly until 1947, when India won independence. In this explosive book, bestselling author Shashi Tharoor reveals with acuity, impeccable research, and trademark wit, just how disastrous British rule was for India.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Darkness’ by Karen Robards The next heart-pounding romantic suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Karen Robards!

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 18th century, India’s share of the world economy was as large as Europe’s. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold.

Detailed explanation-4: -An Area of Darkness is a book written by V. S. Naipaul in 1964. It is a travelogue detailing Naipaul’s trip through India in the early sixties. It was the first of Naipaul’s acclaimed Indian trilogy that includes India: A Wounded Civilization (1977) and India: A Million Mutinies Now (1990).

Detailed explanation-5: -The age of the early middle-term period or early medieval period is referred to as the Dark Age. This period started from the 6th to the 10th century.

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