![]() ![]() "I don't think I have ever written a book more obviously crying out to be adapted than 'The Anarchy' and I can't think of anyone in India better to adapt it than Kapur. The book was listed by former US President Barack Obama as amongst his Top 10 Recommended Books of 2019.įor the series, Dalrymple is also on board as a consultant. ![]() The book provides a window into "how a provincial trading start-up, run by thirty people from an office only five windows wide in a nondescript London building, became rulers of an entire sub-continent in the process establishing the richest and most powerful empire in the history of the world". ![]() Released in 2019, the book encompasses more than 200 years, covering how East India Company rose to prominence against the decline and fall of the storied Mughal Empire. He continued: "While a debate rages today around the world about the increasing power of giant corporations and powerful individuals to wield control over minds and nations, what could be more relevant to global viewers than the true story of the takeover of an entire subcontinent by a small trading company! We are delighted to be working with William to bring to life this fascinating tableau of incredible characters, each playing off the other in their quest to exercise dominion over what was then the richest subcontinent on the face of the Earth." ![]()
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