British Raj

India Assignment Situation in India before the British colonization The majority of the population in India was a made up of Hindus. Before the British colonization, India was ruled by the Muslims. Their leader was named Akbar and he was said to be the greatest leader of all times. He allowed the locals to rule so that they felt like they had important roles in their own town. He allowed many religions to be practiced during his reign, but he mostly supported the Muslim religion. During…

starvation because of the british? In 1857 the british was in india and with the fall of the mughal empire they took over india's government and kicked the indians out of any responsibilities they had. But they also modernised india by adding railroads, adding better education as well as modernizing the medicine in india. So did the bad things outweigh the good things of british imperialism over india? Although there were many little good things that came out of british imperialism there were…

Introduction On August 14, 1947, as a result of 3rd June plan, a new state in the world came into existence known as Pakistan. This state was divided into two wings-the East Pakistan and the West Pakistan. From the creation of Pakistan, the Eastern wing was constantly at stake and it faced many problems such as difference of language, Ayub Khan’s biasness and his policies regarding East Pakistan, six points presented by Sheikh Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and the influence of Indian government in the East…

explores the subjects of institutional racism, the subconscious racist nature of the English language and the stains that the time of imperialism has left on the British mentality. To gather Rushdie’s main thesis, one need only to look at the title: “The New Empire within Britain”. Rushdie states: “It sometimes seems that the British authorities, no longer capable of exporting governments, have chosen instead to import a new empire, a new community of subject peoples to whom they think, and with…

they sent in missionary officers in order to convert as many people as possible (Crowhurst). Previously, most of the Indian population comprised of Hindus and Muslims from the Mughal era. With the arrival of Christians, the social pyramid under British rule constituted of Christians on top, leaving Hindus and Muslims at the bottom, which angered the natives. This was abnormal for the general population as it was unacceptable for them to be controlled by a foreign group, indirectly pressurized to…

explain these from political, economic, and social points of view. British Imperialism had a positive impact on India from a political point of view because they established a central government system for india, as well as an army. England established a central government system in India, when they didn’t initially…

happen? Why were these atrocities committed on both sides? Why is there no sure answer as to why the massacres occurred? Who's to blame? In 1857 the differences between the British and the native sepoys reached a climax. When the rumor came out that the new rifle cartridges given to the native sepoy soldiers by the British had been greased with pig and cow fat it spread like wildfire. It is stated that even when the Sirkar attempted to resolve the problem his words were not taken…

Throughout his whole life Gandhi lived under the might of British imperialism, seeing how his nation was exploited for resources…

India; however, Gandhi was peaceful and fair towards both Hindus and Muslims. Gandhi can be viewed as a manipulative leader when it comes to teaching his goals. Leading up to India’s independence, Gandhi made a “deal with the devil”: he assisted the British roundup Indians to fight in WWI (Lelyveld para 7). Even his most avid followers were bewildered by his so-called “commitment” to nonviolence. Furthermore, Gandhi was not successful integrating the Untouchables into conventional Indian…

‘Mapping the British World’. They seek to define the term the ‘British World’ and what it meant to be ‘British’, whilst also undermining the stereotypical view of the British Empire as being largely London-Centric. Ultimately they argue that a ‘fresh look’ at British ‘diaspora’ is required and that it was this, aided by globalisation, which led to the development of the British World and an international sense of community. The authors seek to challenge the historical view of the British…