The Colonial Experience

Intellectually:

Despite the many repercussions to the colonization of India, the British rule was extremely beneficial from an intellectual's point of view. As the nations who's innovative mindset started the Industrial Revolution, England was by far one of the most technologically advanced in the 18th and 19th century. Under the British administration, the India populace were introduce to a number of new scientific and mathematical breakthrough. Educated and caught up to the technological standards at the time. The British in fact established several schools and universities within India, hoping to educate and urbanize Indian citizen, and  revolutionizing the Indian mindset.  Indian families took this opportunity with immense enthusiasm, hoping education with be their pathway to liberation. However, the ardor with which India pursued education was in several ways incredibly problematic for the British, as there were limited positions for educated Indians. As a result, there were often college graduates operating as mailman and butchers.(A) The Indians advanced education system grew to be extremely important, educated numerous  leader who would in the future lead the India people towards liberation.

Politically:

Under the British reign, the Viceroy of England was in charge of India’s affairs. Appointed by the British Parliament, they were granted 5-year terms.(B) Colonization revolutionized the India political mindset, and they were introduced to numerous political systems such as democracy. As the government agents began to lose interest in foreign posts, Viceroys were forced to resort to utilized educated to filled the administrative positions. Numerous India leaders were crafted with under the British Bureaucracy, familiar names such as Jawaharlal Nehru, who would later acts as a pillars of stability due to his experience with political affairs.

Religion:

India is often accredited as the birthplace of numerous religions, with a population that represented numerous faiths, ranging from Hinduism to Islam. In a land where religion already played an immense role, it was difficult for Christian missionaries to proselytize the Indian population. Unable to use Christianity as tool, the British were forced to use more obvious methods to colonize. The diversity of the populations also made unbiased decisions very difficult to excecute and the British Viceroy was forced to satisfy the greater majority of the population, the Hindus. . Unsupported by their foreign rulers, the discrimination experienced by Indian Muslims intensified. Muslims would often receive an inadequate education and worst jobs. The discriminatory nature continued to be present within India until the Partition of India with which India Muslims were granted their own country known nowadays as Pakistan.(A)