How did the study of the Indian past by scholars challenge the British Imperial viewpoint and lead to an awakening of the Indians?
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The initial British contact with India was an indirect result of fierce competition with Dutch and Portuguese trading interests in Asia. The British were relative latecomers to colonization and their only remaining option was to take away from others, in an effort to gain a stake in these rich new ventures. Little did the British know, or even suspect, that they would be engaging on a very lucrative and long term relationship with, what would eventually become, “the premier jewel in their imperial crown”.
Answer:
The initial British contact with India was an indirect result of fierce competition with Dutch and Portuguese trading interests in Asia. The British were relative latecomers to colonization and their only remaining option was to take away from others, in an effort to gain a stake in these rich new ventures. Little did the British know, or even suspect, that they would be engaging on a very lucrative and long term relationship with, what would eventually become, “the premier jewel in their imperial crown”.