She visited Jaipur, soaked in its art, architecture, and rhythms; and came away with a bold claim: “India was never poor. It was made poor.” And she’s got history; and numbers; to back it up. For centuries, India contributed nearly 1 in 3 rupees to the global economy. Cotton, silk, spices, shipbuilding; we were the world’s manufacturing hub. But British colonialism didn’t ‘civilise’ us. It broke our systems. The East India Company didn’t build railways for us; it drained our wealth to pay for their wars. Dadabhai Naoroji called it the ‘Drain of Wealth’; and he proved it with math. What’s wild? Western culture took yoga, Ayurveda, and textiles; turned them into global brands; and forgot to credit the source. Jema’s not just admiring our temples or henna. She’s rewiring how the world sees India. Not as a nation that ‘needs saving’; but as one that was robbed of its wealth, dignity, and global identity. Her journey reminds us: India’s greatness isn’t in its poverty porn. It’s in its 5,000-year-old civilisation; rich, resilient, and roaring back.