Question

“Reforms of British rule became a boon for the cause of nationalism.”-

Explain this statement.​

Answer 1

ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴅɪsᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴛ sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴡᴀs ᴀs ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡs:

ɪ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴀsᴀɴᴛs: ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ʟᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴀxᴇs. ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴛᴀxᴇs ʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴀsᴀɴᴛs ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜᴇs ᴏғ ʟᴀɴᴅʟᴏʀᴅs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏʟᴇɴᴅᴇʀs.

ɪɪ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴀғᴛsᴍᴇɴ: ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴɢʟɪsʜ ᴇᴀsᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪᴛs ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ʜᴀɴᴅɪᴄʀᴀғᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀʏ. ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʀᴀᴡ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴇʟʟ ғɪɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ɢᴏᴏᴅs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜᴇʀs. ᴛʜɪs ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ ᴄʀɪᴘᴘʟᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴀɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴀғᴛsᴍᴇɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴘʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɪɴᴄᴏᴍᴇ.

ɪɪɪ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴀss: ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴇs ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴏғ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴄʟᴀss ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ-ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄʟᴀss. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏᴡɴᴇʀs, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜᴇʀs.

ɪᴠ) ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴs: ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴊᴏʙ ᴀᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ʜɪɢʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙʟᴇᴀᴋ.

(ʙ) ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴs, ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀᴅᴍɪɴɪsᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴅᴇғᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪsʜ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀɴsᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʀᴏᴀᴅs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴇᴅ. ᴛʜ ғɪʀsᴛ ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀʏ ʟɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴜᴍʙᴀɪ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀɴᴇ ᴡᴀs ʟᴀɪᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ . ʙᴇsɪᴅᴇs ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɪʟᴡᴀʏs ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴏғ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪsᴍ.

(ᴄ) ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴇᴅ ʙᴇɴᴇғɪᴄɪᴀʟ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴs ᴀs ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏss ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ᴡᴇsᴛᴇʀɴ ɪᴅᴇᴀs ᴏғ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪsᴍ. ᴛʜɪs ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀᴡᴀᴋᴇɴɪɴɢ. ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇᴀɴ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ɪᴅᴇᴀs, ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴs ʜᴀᴅ ᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴅᴇᴀʟs ᴏғ ʟɪʙᴇʀᴛʏ, ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ, ᴇǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ, ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇʟғ-ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ.

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