13. What caused discontent amongst the indians
against the British rule?
Answers
During the two hundred years of rule of the British they brought about various changes in the different aspects of the Indian life, be it social, economic or political But the changes effected by the British hardly did any good to the people of India.
Rather it may be said without any fear of contradiction that under the British rule all the classes of Indian people-from the educated middle class to the peasants and labourers-suffered degeneration.
Despondency of the Educated Unemployed:
The introduction of the English education under the British rule in course of time led to the emergence of a section of the people who developed modern outlook.
But they found that their education could not provide them any employment. Their material condition remained same as before.
Naturally they felt dejected. Also those who had somehow got a job were subjected to discriminatory treatment.
Distress of the Peasantry:
The burden of taxes imposed upon the peasants was unbearable to them, yet they were not accorded any right on the soil.
In such a situation the peasantry considered the British rule to be the cause of their sufferings.