Highlight the role of middle class in freedom struggle of india
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Introduction to Middle Classes and and Freedom Struggle:
Indian society was already divided mainly on caste basis when Britishers came to India. With their coming social change became fast and new social classes emerged. A process of social transformation started, which resulted in confusion in society.
But with that emerged national outlook. The Indian politically upper class was replaced by the foreigners. Indian capitalism began to develop and British economic policy began to be criticised. Indian traders and business companies began to adhere to its own economic interests.
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As was natural under the circumstances Indian proletariat class also appeared in the society which was poverty ridden and exploited. Its rank swallowed because of the emergence of middle class. After the end of First World War organised strikes and trade union movement also started in the country.
Indian peasants began to show a remarkable growth of political consciousness. Kisan Sabhas were organised which propagated political awareness among Kisans in the remote rural areas. The Middle classes in their folds included several categories of people which included intelligentsia, professionals, salaried class people, etc. These classes played their own significant role in national freedom struggle.
2. Rise and Growth of Classes in India:
Since times past Indian society has been divided in three classes, the rich, poor and the middle class. But this division was not in focus because caste system was deep rooted in our social and economic system.
Brahmin, Kashtriya, Vaish and Shudra were four castes and status and position of each person was decided on the basis of caste to which a person belonged. Caste decided not only his social but also his economic status.
The Britishers after coming to India tried to establish a new type of social, economic and political system unknown to India. Thus, basic changes began to come in the existing system and new classes began to come to the fore-front.
As the time passed and foreign British traders began to build an empire for themselves in India, new industrial pattern which was opposed existing pattern of cottage and small-scale industries began to be introduced. Commercial interests received priority over all other interests. Foreign capital began to flow in the country. Thus, the whole process of political, social and economic transformation started.
The process once started continued till the end of British rule in India. In fact, for this deliberate efforts were made by British masters. In this western education system, British commercial interests and western legal system played a significant role.
The result was that due to various factors combined together the old existing order began to yield. Though age old caste system tried to resist the new order but succeeded only partially. Indian society now began to divide itself and new groups began to emerge.
These differed on the basis of education, profession, wealth and occupation. In several ways, however, changes were not fundamental. But out of these changes middle classes began to emerge, which subsequently played an important role in national struggle for freedom.
Indian society was already divided mainly on caste basis when Britishers came to India. With their coming social change became fast and new social classes emerged. A process of social transformation started, which resulted in confusion in society.
But with that emerged national outlook. The Indian politically upper class was replaced by the foreigners. Indian capitalism began to develop and British economic policy began to be criticised. Indian traders and business companies began to adhere to its own economic interests.
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As was natural under the circumstances Indian proletariat class also appeared in the society which was poverty ridden and exploited. Its rank swallowed because of the emergence of middle class. After the end of First World War organised strikes and trade union movement also started in the country.
Indian peasants began to show a remarkable growth of political consciousness. Kisan Sabhas were organised which propagated political awareness among Kisans in the remote rural areas. The Middle classes in their folds included several categories of people which included intelligentsia, professionals, salaried class people, etc. These classes played their own significant role in national freedom struggle.
2. Rise and Growth of Classes in India:
Since times past Indian society has been divided in three classes, the rich, poor and the middle class. But this division was not in focus because caste system was deep rooted in our social and economic system.
Brahmin, Kashtriya, Vaish and Shudra were four castes and status and position of each person was decided on the basis of caste to which a person belonged. Caste decided not only his social but also his economic status.
The Britishers after coming to India tried to establish a new type of social, economic and political system unknown to India. Thus, basic changes began to come in the existing system and new classes began to come to the fore-front.
As the time passed and foreign British traders began to build an empire for themselves in India, new industrial pattern which was opposed existing pattern of cottage and small-scale industries began to be introduced. Commercial interests received priority over all other interests. Foreign capital began to flow in the country. Thus, the whole process of political, social and economic transformation started.
The process once started continued till the end of British rule in India. In fact, for this deliberate efforts were made by British masters. In this western education system, British commercial interests and western legal system played a significant role.
The result was that due to various factors combined together the old existing order began to yield. Though age old caste system tried to resist the new order but succeeded only partially. Indian society now began to divide itself and new groups began to emerge.
These differed on the basis of education, profession, wealth and occupation. In several ways, however, changes were not fundamental. But out of these changes middle classes began to emerge, which subsequently played an important role in national struggle for freedom.
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The roles of middle class in the struggle for the fight of freedom for India were,
- The middle class created trade unions that were organized and fought for the rights of the people.This one took place particularly at the end of world war one.
- It represented the Indian upper class since the upper class was only represented by foreigners. This one concentrated more Indians to this group .
- It brought about political consciousness since the peasant class started to realize how important politics was .
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