Question

make a note on the contribution of of the British East India company on the social and religious reform​

Answer 1

Answer:

Right from the beginning of their relationship with India, the British, who had come as traders and had become rulers and administrators, had influenced the economic and political systems of the country.

Their impact on the cultural and social life of India was, however, gradual.

Till 1813, they followed a policy of non-interference in the social and cultural life of the Indians. Yet, changes were taking place in these fields (the social life of Indians).

Answer 2

The British Policy of interference resultant the rise of Indian intellects like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidhyasagar, and BM Malabari etc. who started reforming the Indian society from social evils and preaches the superiority of the Indian text and culture. Some of the historian opines that rises of Intellects was one of the reason of 1857 revolt.

In nutshell, the British policy of hesitant modernisation was gradually disappearing after 1858 AD. They started advocating modern principles of liberty, equality and justice but meanwhile they also encouraged casteism and communalism. They wanted to attune Indians in partial modernisation so that they support colonial modernisation.