Owner of East India Company is now an Indian

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.