📘COLONIZATION CRUSADE AND FREEDOM OF INDIA: A Saga of Monstrous British Barbarianism around the Globe by Rakesh Dwivedi

BOOK DETAILS : 

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rupa Publications India (25 November 2025); Rupa Publications India
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9361568019
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9361568015

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : 

Rakesh Dwivedi is a senior advocate with recognized expertise in civil and constitutional law. He began his legal career at the Allahabad High Court and now practises before the Supreme Court of India. He is the son of the late Mr Justice S.N. Dwivedi, former judge of the Supreme Court of India.

Mr Dwivedi has served as the Additional Advocate General for Uttar Pradesh and has represented several states and prominent institutions—including the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)—in a wide range of important cases.

BOOK REVIEW :

Colonisation Crusade and Freedom of India is not a comfortable read, nor does it try to be. Rakesh Dwivedi dismantles the long-sold myth of British colonialism as a “civilising mission” and replaces it with what history often tries to forget; systematic loot, engineered famines, cultural erasure, and global-scale brutality. This is empire exposed, not romanticised.

What makes this book stand out is its global lens. India’s freedom struggle is not treated as an isolated chapter but as part of a larger, blood-soaked chessboard involving America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Dwivedi connects dots many history books leave scattered—how global wars, imperial rivalries, secret British records, and geopolitical strategies directly shaped India’s destiny.

The chapters are brilliantly structured, making complex historical shifts—like the influx of Western power, the Government of India Act 1935, and the religious divisions leading to Partition—accessible yet deeply unsettling. The narrative doesn’t shy away from uncomfortable truths, especially the betrayals, calculated divisions, and long-term damage inflicted in the name of governance and order.

What I appreciated most is the author’s uncompromising tone. This is not a watered-down academic text, nor a nationalist rant. It is a sharp, well-researched account that forces you to rethink what you were taught, question colonial narratives, and understand how India’s past was shaped by forces far beyond its borders.

📌 If you’re looking for a book that covers the arc of Indian history, colonial intrusion, legislative manipulation, religious division, and the brutal reality behind the British Empire, this is a must-read.

It challenges, provokes, and lingers long after the last page.

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