MOSCOW, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 — On September 1, RT premieres Imperial Receipts with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, a series hosted by the Chair of the Indian Parliament’s External Affairs Committee. The program tackles a deeply complex and sensitive issue for India: how British colonialism transformed the country and how its effects are still felt today.
Across ten episodes, the popular politician, diplomat and author explores his country’s past, dismantling long-standing myths about colonialism. Shashi Tharoor uncovers the real story of British rule in India – the plunder, oppression and devastation of a centuries-old culture and economy in one of the world’s largest nations, reducing one of humanity’s oldest and most distinctive civilizations to a mere supplier of raw materials and cheap labor.
Beyond recounting the unvarnished truth of the past, the project also explores how colonialism echoes in today’s political and economic landscape, raising questions about the present and future. Who pays the price for the West’s ambitions, and what is that price? Will the stolen wealth be returned? And why is confronting the legacy of British colonialism essential for an honest dialogue about the global order today?
”For 200 years, somebody else has been deciding what you’re supposed to stand for in the world. The last thing you want to do is to surrender as an independent nation your right to have your own view to anybody else,” emphasizes show host Shashi Tharoor.
A special preview episode, filmed in Moscow during Dr. Tharoor’s visit to the Russian capital, aired in mid-August. In it, the politician fielded questions from Russian and international students and foreign policy experts on topics ranging from history and politics to India’s future, globalization and the emerging world order. The Moscow visit, timed ahead of his show’s premiere, garnered extensive coverage in Indian and international media and trended on India’s political X feeds.
Imperial Receipts will air weekly starting September 1 at 4:30 p.m. Moscow time (7:00 p.m. in India). Series page: https://www.rt.com/shows/shashitharoor/.
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Other prominent figures hosting shows on RT include prolific Indian actor and best-selling author Anupam Kher, former President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, renowned American journalist Rick Sanchez and Kenya’s eminent pan-Africanist and anti-colonialism activist professor P.L.O. Lumumba. Throughout the years, RT has worked with leading international media and public sphere personalities, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges, former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond and journalist Max Keiser, dubbed the “most dangerous financial expert” by The Huffington Post. For over seven years, RT aired programs by broadcasting legend Larry King — PoliticKing and Larry King Now. During its coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, RT was joined by renowned coach José Mourinho and football stars Peter Schmeichel and Carlos Valderrama.
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RT plans to launch RT India by the end of 2025, broadcasting from a studio complex in New Delhi with news programming and shows tailored for a wide Indian audience. RT English is already carried by India’s largest satellite and cable operators, with a combined potential reach of 626 million viewers.
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