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'India was unfied under British rule as one unit. ' Explain​

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The main reason for the rise of nationalism was the contradiction between the colonial regime and the Indian people. The exploitative and alien character of the British rule led to the resentment and many uprisings among the Indians. To maintain effective control of the government the British adopted several measures. But these measures also helped the Indians to evolve a conception of Indian nationalism. A major form of the colonial rule was on centralisation. It strove to govern the British-ruled portion of India from a single centre. It also created a unified system of administration. Thus the military, police, judiciary, revenue collection departments and various other system of governance were made uniform for the whole of British-ruled territories. Many of the princely states also tended to follow the British pattern. At a somewhat different level, the colonial government also tried to create a unified market in order to sell its industrial goods without hindrance. The import of machine-made goods from England destroyed the Indian artisanal industry and the working of revenue policies tended to erode the rural and local self- sufficient economy.

Question: ‘India was unified under British rule as one unit explain.

Answer: India was unified under British rule as one unit not all the times but during the second world war around the year 1939. The British government agreed to give the Indians the right to rule themselves to some extent. they needed support from India during the world war . The congress party people asked them to leave India free after the world war .also most congress leaders were opposed to Hitler, Mussolini and the ideology of fascism. the British were willing to give the status of dominion to India under the British crown soon after the war but in the beginning they thought of India to rule as long as possible. the congress wanted a promise note from British that they will give freedom to India soon after the war but they refused saying that they have to also protect their interests in India.