British Raj

The end of the rebellion has come upon India, and it is time to take a look back at the pros and the cons of the imperialism of India. In the early 1800’s the British came to india with the intent of introducing western ideas and taking India’s natural resources. The pros of this imperialisation included western education. this increased the pace of modernization and aided scholars learn the new western ways, which would soon take over the country. The status of women improved vastly, in…

Initially, in part, the discrepancy in numbers was caused by the physical layout of the towns and cities of India. It took British parliament some time to chart out methodical census operations and systematical counts were taken between 1820 and 1830, by the designated officials in certain regions. Some of them are, “Ward and Conner's Memoir of the Survey of the Travancore and…

The British colony took over the political, economic, and social control of India. The british rule created the world’s largest and strictest democracy. Although the british took control of the indians from 1858 to 1947 this came after the british east india started taking over part of india for the previous 100 years. The British took control over laws and taxation, leaving the Indians with no say. British imperialism politically had more negative effects then it did positive. The British…

people to come in that would have never imagined to come in earlier. The British citizens moved because of its newly colonized land that caused many of them to sail over and start a new life. By colonizing India, it interfered with the native Indians, having another country come in. Created a rebellion known as the Indian rebellion of 1857 or as the Indian Mutiny, with the native Indians eventually wining contrary to the British. India colonized by England influenced their major parts of culture…

The video shows the real images of Gandhi and his revolutionary March, This event was a part of the non-violent Civil Movement against the British Government. A historian can use this video to support the argument that the promise made by Gandhi to challenge the British in peaceful manner was indeed successful. A secondary source about this topic is an article called Gandhi, non-violence and Indian independence. In this article, author summarizes the…

Andrew Roberts summarizes the British imperialism in India as a positive impact since it led to the technological development of the sub-continent. The European prejudices are deeply embedded in the quote stated by Andrew Roberts. He suggests that Britain was a benevolent colonial power since it led to the “modernization’’ and “development’’ of India. The author showcases strong support towards the British imperialist policies disapproving the Indian perspective. The exchange of goods and…

In 1707 the Moghal Empire collapsed, and the British East India Company took over. They ruled for 150 years, and it wasn't until 1857 that the sepoys rebelled against them, and the British East India Company called into the British government, who brought armed forces, and took over India. In their time of power, Britain created an efficient government, they built thousands of miles of railroad tracks all throughout India, and they gave them the opportunity to learn at Oxford and Cambridge.…

At a time when unemployment is incredibly high, 46 million Americans live below the poverty line, and the minimum wage remains almost 20 percent lower(adjusted for inflation) than it was 40 years ago, farmers are dying at unprecedented rates, and obesity and diabetes are killing millions of people all over the world, there is often a need to find someone or something to blame. In this case, there are multiple factors that play into the global issues we are facing, one of which is the creation of…

Ananthapuramu District only. It is also limited to the extent that it records and analyses the opinions of Backward Caste Representatives (MPs MLAs MLCs) elected in 2009 and 2014 and also elected Local bodies representatives of 2006 and 2014 Panchayat Raj elections in Ananthapuramu District along with the backward classes participants in the local body elections. The reason for selecting these two elections for the study is that these are the latest elections that were conducted to the…

which I called satarahaya. My political philosophy movement was characterized by the use of peaceful techniques like civil disobedience, non-cooperation, not paying fines, etc. The reason I decided to change form of protest I was using is because the British empire was watching passively what was happening in India with their arms crossed so a new method was needed to take this revolution forward. I lead a lot of important atarahaya movements in South Africa but I knew If I wanted to make a…