Question

Enumarate the factors which led to the emergence of new classes during the colonials rule in India?

Answer 1

The formation of middle class could be traced since arrival of industrialization and trading economy, but concrete observation could be made after 1857 revolution.

The study of B.B. Mishra had shown four categories of middle class that are the commercial middle class, industrial middle class, landed middle class and the educated middle class. However, the middle class was mainly comprised of three sections: agricultural, industrial and professional

Middle-class elite played a critical role in-shaping and moulding the destiny of Mother India by their critical understanding of western outlook based on reason, social justice and equality. middle-class elite played a critical role in-shaping and moulding the destiny of Mother India by their critical understanding of western outlook based on reason, social justice and equality.