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Chapter 34: Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence
India: Postcolonial Era 600-1450 Social |
India possessed a larger largest middle class in proportion to its population than any other African and Asian nation, as well as retaining ethnic diversity, but the lowest portions of the population have received little benefit from reform attempts. However, India managed to hold a higher standard of living for its lowest classes than the only other nation comparable to its size in population, China. In women’s rights, leaders such as Nehru have improved their status considerably since independence.
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Chapter 34: Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence
India: Postcolonial Era 600-1450 Cultural |
While there were no definitive cultural works produced by the Indian subcontinent in this time period, native culture continued to flourish under the relative peace and freedom provided by India’s independence.
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Chapter 34: Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence
India: Postcolonial Era 600-1450 Religious |
India retained a massive religious diversity in the form of a Hindu majority with larger Muslim and Buddhist minorities as well as the presence of smaller religious movements such as Christianity.
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Chapter 34: Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence
India: Postcolonial Era 600-1450 Interactions |
In India, despite large amounts of land, massive population growth resulted in tight living quarters as well as pollution of major urban centers.
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Chapter 34: Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence
India: Postcolonial Era 600-1450 Political |
India kept a democratic government unaffected by military revolutions but still maintaining large amounts of state planning combined with foreign investment and capitalism. Additionally, the National Congress Party held what amounted to political dominance without repressing political opposition or rights.
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Chapter 34: Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence
India: Postcolonial Era 600-1450 Technology |
India’s early industrial development, spurred by Britain’s desire for aid in the World Wars, allowed for India to gain a head start on other African and Asian nations. This allowed for an increase in standard of living and some ability to cope with its large populations that other nations have not been able to attain.
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Chapter 34: Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence
India: Postcolonial Era 600-1450 Economic |
Under leaders such as Jawaharlal Nehru, combined state direction, investment, and capitalism lead to agricultural and industrial expansion. The initially higher levels of industrialization continued, resulting in an extremely high economic growth rate that ranked as one of the highest in the world.
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Chapter 34: Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence
India: Postcolonial Era 600-1450 Demographics |
The increasing industrialization of India has contributed to a large shift from rural lands to centers of urbanizations, leading to the creation of huge population centers in India. This trend, true of most of the industrializing nations of world, has resulted in increased specialization and technological advance while creating new problems in the cities themselves such as pollution.
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