I would like to find out more about Britain-occupied India during World War II. Before reading this book, I had no idea India was previously ruled by the British, or even where either country stood in the war. What surprised me was that Britain was fighting against the Axis Powers although they too had taken over countries and were denying freedom to those born and raised in India just because of their ethnicity. Were the British any better than the Nazis? On Page 165 Vidya says to her brother Kitta, “Are [the British better than the Germans?] Have you forgotten what they did to our father?” We only hear about Britain’s reign over America, but I’d like to know more about the other countries they
