Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj is a chronological account of individual and collective relations between Indians and their last foreign invaders. Defeated on the battlefield, Indians found innovative and amusing ways of giving expression to resentment in household skirmishes, social mores and economic subversion. When Indians tried to imitate the Sahib, they turned into a caricature; when they absorbed the best that the British brought with them, the influence was positive and productive. But for the most part, subject and ruler lived parallel lives. Written with a deft touch that keeps the readers engrossed in anecdotes, this book is easy to pick up and difficult to put down.
