> novel could have been set in post-independence India and a lot of the themes The colonialists did, but the baggage never left. Turns out oppression/corruptio

> novel could have been set in post-independence India and a lot of the themes The colonialists did, but the baggage never left. Turns out oppression/corruption/subjugation/feudalism/communalism/obscurantism/cronyism is politically and/or economically profitable. The current ruling class learnt well from their predecessors.