Partially true. Even before British got there, there was caste system where light skin indians were stationed above dark-skinned indians. Goes back to ancient times when Aryans from caucus mountains invade and conquered older black dravidian civilization.
Have been to India and have close Indian friends. They value light skin, light eyes, and other Caucasian features. Just watch Bollywood. North India tend to be more light-skinned. South India tend to be dark-skin, blue black even. Lightskin indians tend to be more wealthy treat dark-skinned indians very badly. Also they (both caste) consider all black Americans regardless of complexion to be of the lowerclass. But it is nuanced, the black people there identify with black people here in a good way too and have no problem calling you brotha and meaning it. Saw huge Obama posters over there when he was first elected b/c they adored him & identified with him, us.
Use to view Indian from a spiritual yogic ghandian perspective until I visited there.
Don't get me wrong very beautiful, smart, loving, kind people but caste system that go back to ancient times has done a number on them. Complex and nuanced social relations. The intensity of my attraction to Indian women diminished after I visited. I still like them, especially the ones from the Caribbean y Guayana that are mixed with black people there. Indian women have some of the best titties, but I like women with hips, thighs & *ass*. Reference Trevor Noah standup around 5 min mark:
Isabella Wilkerson book on Caste is a good read.