British Colonisation Of India

Imagine a place, crowded, dark and rural; this was India before she was under Her Majesty 's rule. The British Raj, rule of the British Empire, started in the late 1700s, discovering unlimited potential for India 's economy, life quality... Therefore, it is clear the the British colonisation of India left a positive impact. The following paragraphs will talk about how english speaking, development of the railroad and the removal of certain inhumane acts affecte india. The upcoming paragraph will go into further detail on the specifically how the English language enhanced India 's economy.

British colonisation of India enabled Indians to be able to speak english which lead to Indian trading being further enhanced. As Mr. Masani stated,

Take railways for an example, “India is ranked No.1 among countries with more than 5 billion passenger-km. Indian Railways has 114,500 kilometres of total track and 7,500 stations.” (rediff) and “A staggering 18 million people travel by train in India every day, on more than 9000 scheduled services. Indeed, Indian society would be unable to function without the railways – religious pilgrimages alone account for hundreds of millions of journeys every year, and Indian Railways is the world’s largest employer, with 1.6 million staff on the payroll.” (Bindloss). “The extensive transport network and improved education brought people and ideas closer.” With the development of the railroad, people started to brainstorm new creations and ideas, which also drives the development of indian technology advancement with india having over 10% of their GDP coming from mechanical and computer equipment (“worldsrichestcountries”). According to NIOS Judging by these quotes, it is clear that the British development of railroad in India positively impacted Indian Citizens lifestyle in a positive way. The following paragraph will talk about how the British changed the social lifestyles of

The British Parliament banned slavery in most parts of their empire in 1833, which the british Raj was part. This caused all acts of slavery trade to be condemned. Following the first movement by the Parliament to improve lifestyles in their colonies, in 1870, a the Prevention of Female Infanticide resolution was passed to ban the burning of infant girls. “count on their sons to care for their aged. Daughters marry out and are no longer members of their families of origin. For this reason, daughters are considered more a liability than a blessing.” (“domesticviolenceservices”) Therefore, Indians prefer sons over daughters, so they kill the daughter to reduce any additional expense that will be spent. Unfortunately, this type of mindset is still existent in many asian countries. With the British establishing these laws, citizens of India will be able to have a more equal and fair life. Although the entire process of banning such action took a while for Indians to be accustomed to, it was all worthwhile and that the British decision to make this choice was without doubt a positive impact to the Indians. In conclusion, due to the following points listed, it is evident that the positive effects of Britain 's colonisation of India outweighs the negative, taking account of the fact that the British ultimately did introduce english language, enable more efficient transportation and technology