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When The British Came To India Essay

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It’s a known fact that the British had come to our country as traders but later on became rulers. This obviously impacted the economic and political systems of India. However, they also influenced the social and cultural life of Indians. Till 1813, they followed a policy of non-interference in the personal lives of Indians but gradually their presence led to changes related to caste system, conditions of women and changes related to education and various social practices. In the 19th century, social practices like female infanticide, child marriage, sati, polygamy etc were extremely prevalent. So the British introduced a large number of measures to improve the status of women. For example, the practice of sati was banned in 1829 …show more content…

I think that these ideas appealed various sections of the society and led to several reform movements in different parts of the country. These movements were seeking social unity and strived towards liberty, equality and fraternity. Many reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Swami Vivekananda absorbed the western ideas and used it to reform some of the non-humanitarian social and religious practices of the time. These western ideas reached the Indians through the medium of education. According to me, the English language and western ideas had a great impact on the primitive thoughts and ideas. Though education did not reach the masses but some ideas of anti-imperialism, nationalism, social and economic equality took root through political parties, discussions and debates on public platforms and the press. The spread of English language and western education helped Indians to adopt a modern, rational, democratic, liberal and patriotic

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