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Thomas Macaulay is most famous for having introduced the English language as a medium for learning in India creating a class of westernized Indians who are sometimes derisively referred to as ‘Macaulays children. Was this an act of cultural imperialism or a modernizing move far before its time? This is the first biography of this vastly influential figure for the general reader giving a vivid sense of a brilliant eccentric contradictory man and his complex times. Tracing Macaulays fascinating journey Zareer Masani allows the reader to glimpse into what it felt like to be at the centre of power in a global empire ruling over hundreds of millions of Indian subjects and shaping the destiny of a subcontinent. About the Author Dr Zareer Masani has an Oxford D.Phil. in Modern History (with a thesis on Indian nationalism) and is the author of three very successful books on India Indira Gandhi A Biography Indian Tales of the Raj and From Raj to Rajiv 40 Years of Indian Independence (with Mark Tully). He is the son of the late politician Minoo Masani and grandson of eminent historian and educationist Sir Rustom Masani. His family memoir And All Is Said Memoir of A Home Divided was published in 2011 to wide critical acclaim.