Title: Black Hole
Description: The Black Hole is the story of the propagation of a myth that arose as the British Empire came into being. A myth about the barbarism of a people the colonials sought to rule, and how the myth based on improbable exaggeration and half-truth helped justify the march of empire for two hundred years.
Subjects: East India Company -- Officials and employees., Black Hole Incident, Calcutta, India, 1756., India -- History -- 1526-1765., East india company, Black hole incident, calcutta, india, 1756, India, history, 1526-1765