Collect information on the following- Society during the British period Occupation & Economy during the British period Life during the British period.
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1) During British rule, colonial India followed a policy of non-interference in the social, religious and cultural life of the fellow Indian till 1813 AD. ... Hence, the British wanted to develop Indian society as modern as to capture the world market as well as Indian.
2) Agriculture was still dominant, with most peasants at the subsistence level. Extensive irrigation systems were built, providing an impetus for growing cash crops for export and for raw materials for Indian industry, especially jute, cotton, sugarcane, coffee and tea.
3) The range of people living in the Empire ranged from those among the richest on the planet to those among the poorest It incorporated those who ruled from palaces down to those forced into Slavery. For life on the Slave Plantations please see the pages on Plantations and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.