They were conceived by some power-hungry megalomaniacs, stricken by the pathology of the urge to dominate. It was also thought to be an inevitable step towards the progress of humanity, according to a particular strait-jacket economic pattern and political belief system, idea or ideology, which are inherently violent, intolerant and aggressive.Īll ideas and ideologies, however global or universal or progressive they may appear to be, are inherently violent and aggressive.
If we follow Darwin's logic, European or Western civilisation has to triumph ultimately at the expense of all other civilisations.Ĭoming to the question of whether Darwin's speculative theories change colonial history after 1859, I would rather say that they were used to justify colonialism, slavery, competition, violence and inequalities in society, more and more thenceforth.Ĭolonialism was increasingly considered by many Western intellectuals as a service to humanity. Slavery, colonialism and the new era of Clash of Civilisations had started long before Darwin enunciated his theories of struggle for existence and survival of the fittest. You have stated elsewhere that Darwin's theory of evolution is a highly controversial speculative theory and that Darwin even thought that the Europeans were the fittest to survive that this theory justified slavery and colonialism.ĭid it change colonial history after 1859 when The Origin of Species was published? Part I of the interview: 'India is dominated by the West' The historian, who has just completed a biography of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, says da Gama was acting under the orders and blessings of the Portuguese royalty and the Church, which should be held accountable for these crimes and for colonialism. This is definitely not an exploit," Dr More told 's Shobha Warrier in an e-mail interview. "He simply followed the route traced by Diogo d' Azambuja, Diogo Cao and Bartholomeu Diaz up to the Eastern Cape Province, where the Indian Ocean lay wide open to him. Vasco da Gama's arrival in India was not a great exploit from the navigational point of view, feels historian J B P More, who is currently working on a book on the Dravidian movement as well as the Marakkars of Kerala in the 16th and 17th centuries. Half the pilgrims were women and children,' says Paris-based Historian J B P More.
'On October 1, 1502, he mercilessly ordered the killing of 700 innocent Malabar pilgrims.
'V 'asco da Gama indulged in some of the most heinous crimes.'
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