Adani, Ambani - How they steal India's wealth to become rich
'Polyester prince' and 'Coal king': comprador bourgeoisie at its zenith Manish Azad ''Such is the story of a big India firm which through its faithful service to the British rulers went from 'rags to riches' and came to have diverse roles- the roles of indigenous bankers with close links with foreign capital, treasurers to the governments, merchants, landlords, industrialist and owner of mines.'' [''Suniti Kumar Ghosh'' The Indian Big Bourgeoisie: Its Genesis, Growth and Character p-190] The above example referring to pre-independence India is still relevant today; we only need to substitute ‘British rulers’ with ‘Indian rulers’. One recent example will clarify it further: Washington Post published a detailed report on December 9, 2022, about the Godda project of Gautam Adani. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/09/india-coal-gautam-adani-godda/] The report states that the electricity generated at the ‘Godda Power Plant...