A biggest contributions and perspective view of British to India.

Abstract

The paper seeks to analyze the British Rule in India with the various reforms carried out by them.This paper is based on a qualitative study of the influence of the British Colonial government on the construction and development of British India. The period of British rule on the Indian subcontinent  between 1757 and 1947, for around 200 years of British occupation. The system of governance was instituted in 1858 when the rule  of the East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria.

The British  India in many terms and its policies rule  centralised for the benefit of its own country but some of its policies had positive impact on India. The positive contributions made by the British policies in various sectors. With the advent of British rule in India, there had come several changes in the socio-economic and political spheres to the Indian society. Amid social issues like Sati, Child Marriages, Infanticides; ideas like Liberty, Equality, Freedom, and Human Rights were brought by the British.To improve the condition of women in society, various legal measures were introduced.British showed keenness in introducing the English language in Indian society.The British Parliament issued the Charter Act of 1813 by which a sum of Rupees One lakh was sanctioned for promoting western sciences in India.The British introduce new job opportunities that were especially beneficial to the members of the lower caste. With these opportunities, there was a better chance of upward social mobility for them. Rise of the modern middle class in India: British rule led to the rise of an influential middle-class who would become pioneers of Indian industrialization in the post-independent era.