The East India Company which ruled India for over 200 years is
now owned by an Indian Sanjiv Mehta.The article is a tribute to India
and this great son.
The
East India Company which ruled us for over 200 years is now owned by an
Indian. When i heard this news my heart was filled with patriotism and
love for our country. The news gave me a feeling of proud and the glory
of India seems to be regained. Mr. Sanjiv Mehta, a Mumbai based
entrepreneur, bought the company with an investment of nearly $ 15
million.
My mind was taken back to the pages of history and i refreshed my knowledge about our country. The East India Company
was established way back in ending decades of 15th century by the queen
Elizabeth 1. The queen allowed a group of merchants to trade across the
India ocean with the Indies countries. Later the company was given the
Royal Charter by Elizabeth in 1600. The company grew in size shape and
expanded over a large number of countries. The companies was having its
own army, shipping, currency and control over major trading posts in
India. The East India Company became a powerful arm of British imperial
and in India it was known as Company Bahadur. The company brought
control over India and many countries under the command of British
Crown.
Sanjiv
Mehta bought the company from its owners in 2005. In addition he traveled around the world to gather more knowledge about the company.
He himself was filled with a joy when he finally got all the rights of
the company. He has opened a store in London with the name of East
India Company London store. The store offers a large variety of world
wide products and tea is still the specialty of East India Company.
They offer you a large variety of brands of tea to choose from. The
store sells products that are made in London but with the taste and
culture influenced from all of the world.
The feeling itself is
great and i would love to share this news with all of you. But one
thought hurt me that this news was nowhere in our newspapers or news
channels. The most important part of Indian history was left uncovered
by the so called active media. Still its a great news for me and i hope
for you too.
