Question

What are the political,economic,socail and cultural contradictions of colonial rule in india?

Answer 1

Aroundthe18th Centuryanumberofsignificanteventstook placein theworld.One such event was theIndustrial Revolution which took place in England. It gradually spread to other countries of Europe also.You must have read about the Industrial Revolution that took place in England, and also read about the discovery of new sea and trade routes. One such sea route to India was discovered by a Portuguese called Vasco da Gama in 1498. As a result, the English, French, Portuguese and the Dutch came to India for trade. They also used it to spread missionary activities in India. Do you know that the beginning of modern period in Indian history began withthecomingoftheseEuropeanpowerstoIndia?Inthislessonyouwillbereading aboutthecoming oftheBritishto Indiaand theimpactithadon theeconomic,social and cultural spheres as well.