Yes, they came perilously close to losing India - so much so that the crown stepped in and took it off of the EIC. While it was unfortunate for India, it's a s

Yes, they came perilously close to losing India - so much so that the crown stepped in and took it off of the EIC. While it was unfortunate for India, it's a shame that 160 years later we still have corporations and they are no better now than they were then.