East India Company was just a bunch of merchants looking for a living by buying and selling goods like any private company opening an outlet round the corner. But how is it that such insignificant Englishmen ended up colonizing and entire sub continent? This episode is about history, not art history. But it is important to understand the fabric of British India before we dig into the anatomy of art during that period. In this episode, the values of currency mentioned are based on the current value of Pound.