British Raj

British India, major producer and trader of spices and other material goods, is believed to have been one of the British Empire’s most valuable colonies, both for their abundance of valuable natural resources and large population. The British leaders who chose to take control of India certainly had multiple reasons to do so, most of those falling into the categories of exploitation of resources and propagation of European culture. These motivations are clearly seen in many actions taken or…

country from 1750-1900 is The British East India Company’s overpowering control over India’s economy resulting in a “Puppet Delhi”, the Sepoys set up to work unfairly by Britain causing social rebellion, and the political British Raj’s hold over India, causing a sense of nationalism and enlightenment thinking. The first effect Imperialism had on India is the overbearing British East India Company’s control over the economy. From about 1600-1874, The British East India…

autobiographical account of his experiences as a sub-divisional police officer during British rule in Burma. Orwell builds his argument through the two main characters, the elephant and its assassin. The British officer, the assassin, acts as a symbol of the British Empire, while the elephant symbolizes the victims, Burmese. Together, the narrator and the elephant turns this incident into an attack on Imperialism. As a British officer, he is hated by much of the natives but he theoretically—and…

distress since gaining its independence in 1947. The effects of British colonialism were apparent in the new country, marked by a socialist economy and a distrust of other nations’ economies. After two previous attempts, the most recent ongoing push for liberalization began in 1991, aiming to reform taxes and the foreign market. India’s troubles economic troubles have been prominent since the 1700’s, under the British Raj. The British, like most colonizing nations, implemented systems that…

April, 1930. The coastline in Dandi, India is dotted with millions of people illegally extracting their own salt from the water, each feeling a mixture of triumph and fear. They have come together to protest the British salt laws, which they believe are wrong. But it is also understood that in doing so, many will face consequences. Civil disobedience is vital to bringing a positive change to society, under the circumstances of tyranny and/or discrimination. However, fear is induced by the danger…

When the british imposed mercantilism, the rebuttal was locality as Indians no longer required imported materials. The barbaric violence that the British encroached upon those on a march to get salt from the Arabian Sea sent a clear, resounding message to anyone who dared defy the British Troops. The intrepid nature of Gandhi was necessary to lead the country to independence, however, as the outrage consequently increased. But the british troops also fired back with equal punch. The british…

reason is that the English language was introduced to America through British colonization in the early 17th century. It also spread to many other parts of the world because of the strength of the British empire. Over the years, English spoken in the United States and in Britain started diverging from each other in various aspects. This led to a new dialects in the form of American English. The origins of English in India The British first arrived in India in the early 1600s and soon established…

Saadat Hasan Manto is one of the greatest short story writers in Urdu literature who has produced twenty two collections of short stories dealing with different subjects such as partition, human life, social taboos, communal violence, so on and so forth. His stories revolving round the subject of partition of the subcontinent after independence in 1947 are more famous and more known than his other stories. Toba Tek Singh is one such story, a masterpiece, which is interwoven with the theme of…

states and nationhood. The formations of nation and subsequent reformations have undermined the nations of stability and fixity. There was a turning point in the lives of Parsi at the time of colonization of India by British Raj. Many of them associated themselves with the British Raj as well as western Language. And their way of life mode is imprints on the Parsi. So, the identification of…

Orwell’s essay Shooting an elephant tells a story of a policeman serving for the British government is battling with inner values along with humanity and political dominance whose imperialism is torturing other people from different races. -His struggle with his job, his empire and within himself is expressed throughout the essay. 2. Summary The story takes place in Moulmein, Burma, a colony of the British government. The main character is an English police officer working there who…