how did the relative economic backwardness of the Muslims foster communal feeling in India?
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HOLA friend!!!!
Rajdeep here....
Do you know?
After the British came to India, the Europeans tried to make Christianity and Western education popular. Now, the Maulvis (Muslim priests) and the Pandits (hindu Priests) were shocked at this!! They thought that very soon, the whole of India is going to be converted to Christianity.
Some Hindu nationalists like Raja Rammohan Roy saw that English Education was a boon and not a bane for the Indians. He instigated the Hindus to join the government colleges run by the British.
The Muslims, on the other hand, had much to fear. Firstly, Muslims were minor in number in India at that time (Hindus were in majority). Again, Christianity was gaining popularity. So, they thought that their religion was in danger. Thus, they decided not to join Government colleges, and thus they stayed away from the Western education.
And what was the result?
The Hindu masses kept on gaining much knowledge as they learnt English, which served as the Link language, whereas the Muslims slowly became economically backwards, as they had no job to do (they were unemployed as they had no education). Muslim nationalists like Sir Syed Ahmad Khan took up the cause.
He, along with the help of the Then Viceroy, Lord Minto, made a plan to establish a Muslim university. Thus he set up the Aligarh Muslim University, and started the Aligarh Movement, to stop the Muslims from joining the main stream of Nationalism in India. The Aligarh Movement promoted loyality towards the British.
Nationalists like Badruddin Tyabji still worked with the Congress. It is he who understood that for getting freedom, the unity of Hindus and Muslims is essential.
Thus, as a whole, after the establishment of the Aligarh University, the hostility between the Hindus and the Muslims grew like fire, which led to communal problems.
Thanks....
Rajdeep here....
Do you know?
After the British came to India, the Europeans tried to make Christianity and Western education popular. Now, the Maulvis (Muslim priests) and the Pandits (hindu Priests) were shocked at this!! They thought that very soon, the whole of India is going to be converted to Christianity.
Some Hindu nationalists like Raja Rammohan Roy saw that English Education was a boon and not a bane for the Indians. He instigated the Hindus to join the government colleges run by the British.
The Muslims, on the other hand, had much to fear. Firstly, Muslims were minor in number in India at that time (Hindus were in majority). Again, Christianity was gaining popularity. So, they thought that their religion was in danger. Thus, they decided not to join Government colleges, and thus they stayed away from the Western education.
And what was the result?
The Hindu masses kept on gaining much knowledge as they learnt English, which served as the Link language, whereas the Muslims slowly became economically backwards, as they had no job to do (they were unemployed as they had no education). Muslim nationalists like Sir Syed Ahmad Khan took up the cause.
He, along with the help of the Then Viceroy, Lord Minto, made a plan to establish a Muslim university. Thus he set up the Aligarh Muslim University, and started the Aligarh Movement, to stop the Muslims from joining the main stream of Nationalism in India. The Aligarh Movement promoted loyality towards the British.
Nationalists like Badruddin Tyabji still worked with the Congress. It is he who understood that for getting freedom, the unity of Hindus and Muslims is essential.
Thus, as a whole, after the establishment of the Aligarh University, the hostility between the Hindus and the Muslims grew like fire, which led to communal problems.
Thanks....
Nikki57:
Perfectly explained :D
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Hey Friend,
The communal and separatist feelings grew among the Muslims to some extent because of their relative backwardness in education, trade and industry.
1. The Muslims in 19th century were conservative and hostile towards modern education. Thus, the number of Muslims educated in western system of education remained small.
2. The British used Divide and Rule Policy, under which the Muslims were discriminated in the recruitment to civil and military services.
3. The Muslims did not involve much in the growth of trade and industry. They lagged behind in this case!
4. The Muslims did not adopt the Western culture whereas the Hindus did. Western Education was essential for entering into the civil and government services. This was a disadvantage!
These factors helped the British to achieve their goal of separating Hindus and Muslims. They used this to their advantage and incited the communal feeling in India.
Hope it helps!
The communal and separatist feelings grew among the Muslims to some extent because of their relative backwardness in education, trade and industry.
1. The Muslims in 19th century were conservative and hostile towards modern education. Thus, the number of Muslims educated in western system of education remained small.
2. The British used Divide and Rule Policy, under which the Muslims were discriminated in the recruitment to civil and military services.
3. The Muslims did not involve much in the growth of trade and industry. They lagged behind in this case!
4. The Muslims did not adopt the Western culture whereas the Hindus did. Western Education was essential for entering into the civil and government services. This was a disadvantage!
These factors helped the British to achieve their goal of separating Hindus and Muslims. They used this to their advantage and incited the communal feeling in India.
Hope it helps!
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